By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade.

Man's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth.

What passes out of one's mouth passes into a hundred ears. It is a great misfortune not to have sense enough to speak well.

Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing in the realm of nature, whether sacred or profane, out of which profit cannot be squeezed.

By burning Luther's books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not rid men's minds of him.

Wherever you encounter truth, look upon it as Christianity.

It's the generally accepted privilege of theologians to stretch the heavens, that is the Scriptures, like tanners with a hide.