Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.

There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice.

A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.

But a most pernicious error widely prevails that Scripture has only so much weight as is conceded to it by the consent of the church. As if the eternal and inviolable truth of God depended upon the decision of men!

... let everyone regard himself as the steward of God in all things which he possesses.

If God does nothing random, there must always be something to learn.

The invention of the arts, and other things which serve the common use and convenience of life, is a gift of God by no means to be despised, and a faculty worthy of commendation.