The gifts of God are not to be rejected on account of the channel that brings them.

Genuine good taste consists in saying much in few words, in choosing among our thoughts, in having order and arrangement in what we say, and in speaking with composure.

Faith is letting down our nets into the transparent deeps at the Divine command, not knowing what we shall draw.

No human power can force the intrenchments of the human mind: compulsion never persuades; it only makes hypocrites.

Temptations are a file which rub off much of the rust of our self-confidence.

You really don't even own the present moment, for even this belongs to God.

When kings interfere in matters of religion, they enslave instead of protecting it.