He who wishes to revenge injuries by reciprocal hatred will live in misery. But he who endeavors to drive away hatred by means of love, fights with pleasure and confidence; he resists equally one or many men, and scarcely needs at all the help of fortune. Those whom he conquers yield joyfully

Of all the things that are beyond my power, I value nothing more highly than to be allowed the honor of entering into bonds of friendship with people who sincerely love truth. For, of things beyond our power, I believe there is nothing in the world which we can love with tranquility except such men.

What Paul says about Peter tells us more about Paul than about Peter.

Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole.

No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.

Self-complacency is pleasure accompanied by the idea of oneself as cause.

To give aid to every poor man is far beyond the reach and power of every man. Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole.