Grief never ends, but it changes. It is a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness nor a lack of faith: it is the price of love.

There is only one Christ, Jesus, one faith. All else is a dispute over trifles.

He that will forget God, will also forget his benefactors.

There is nothing about which I am more anxious than my country, and for its sake I am willing to die ten deaths, if that be possible.

If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.

[When opposed by leaders of her Council:] I will make you shorter by the head!

Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested.