There is nothing indulgent about the Moral Law. It is as hard as nails. If God is like the Moral Law, then He is not soft.

Hail Lord, ...Loose my chains.

I do not expect old heads on young shoulders.

In our world," said Eustace, "a star is a huge ball of flaming gas." Even in your world, my son, that is not what a star is, but only what it is made of.

Be good, sweet maid, and don't forget that this involves being as clever as you can.

Humility is self-forgetfulness.

If nothing is self-evident, nothing can be proved. Similarly if nothing is obligatory for its own sake, nothing is obligatory at all.