Caesar was too old, it seems to me, to go off and amuse himself conquering the world. Such a pastime was all right for Augustus and Alexander; they were young men, not easily held in check, but Caesar ought to have been more mature.

When a man who accepts the Christian doctrine lives unworthily of it, it is much clearer to say he is a bad Christian than to say he is not a Christian.

Vanity is so anchored in the heart of man that a soldier, a soldier's servant, a cook, a porter brags and wishes to have his admirers. Even philosophers wish for them. Those who write against vanity want to have the glory of having written well; and those who read it desire the glory of having read it. I who write this have perhaps this desire, and perhaps those who will read it.

God has given us evidence sufficiently clear to convince those with an open heart and mind.

It is superstitious to put one's hopes in formalities, but arrogant to refuse to submit to them.

It is the contest that delights us, and not the victory.

Symmetry is what we see at a glance; based on the fact that there is no reason for any difference.