"Let none of your possessions detain you, no solicitude for your family affairs, since this land which you inhabit, shut in on all sides by the seas and surrounded by the mountain peaks, is too narrow …"

"The churches in which divine mysteries were celebrated in olden times are now, to our sorrow, used as stables for the animals of these people! Holy men do not possess those cities; nay, base and basta…"

"All who die by the way, whether by land or by sea, or in battle against the pagans, shall have immediate remission of sins."

"Let no obstacle impede you, but go forth, trusting in the Lord."

"Those who have made a vow to go to Jerusalem, let them fulfill it as soon as possible."