To judge wisely, we must know how things appear to the unwise.

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.

It is a common sentence that Knowledge is power; but who hath duly considered or set forth the power of Ignorance? Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down. Knowledge, through patient and frugal centuries, enlarges discovery and makes record of it; Ignorance, wanting its day's dinner, lights a fire with the record, and gives a flavour to its one roast with the burnt souls of many generations.

You must mind and not lower the Church in people's eyes by seeming to be frightened about it for such a little thing.

Of all forms of human error, prophesy is the most avoidable.

A man deep-wounded may feel too much pain To feel much anger.

It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.