Patriotism is the principle that will justify the training of wholesale murderers.

Though it is possible to utter words only with the intention to fulfill the will of God, it is very difficult not to think about the impression which they will produce on men and not to form them accordingly. But deeds you can do quite unknown to men, only for God. And such deeds are the greatest joy that a man can experience.

Talent is the capacity to direct concentrated attention upon the subject: "the gift of seeing what others have not seen.

Christianity in its true sense puts an end to the State. It was so understood from its very beginning, and for that Christ was crucified.

There is only one way to put an end to evil, and that is to do good for evil.

A Christian cannot help being free, because in the pursuit and attainment of his object, no one can either hinder or retard him.

Death is more certain than the morrow, than night following day, than winter following summer. Why is it then that we prepare for the night and for the winter time, but do not prepare for death. We must prepare for death. But there is only one way to prepare for death - and that is to live well.