Too much trust is folly, in an imperfect world.
You'll never get to be a saint if you deny the bit of the devil in you.
Brother Cadfael knew better than to be in a hurry, where souls were concerned. There was plenty of elbow-room in eternity.
as roads go, the road home is as good as any.
There is no one who cannot be hated, against whatever odds. Nor anyone who cannot be loved, against all reason.
One century's saint is the next century's heretic ... and one century's heretic is the next century's saint. It is as well to think long and calmly before affixing either name to any man.