Jesus produced mainly three effects: hatred, terror, adoration. There was no trace of people expressing mild approval.

A clever arrangement of bad eggs will never make a good omelet.

No more I do, your Majesty. But what's that got to do with it? I might as well die on a wild goose chase as die here.

Excess of love, did ye say? There was no excess, there was defect. She loved her son too little, not too much. If she had loved him more there'd be no difficulty.

He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart

Always prefer the plain direct word to the long, vague one.

Why must holy places be dark places?