When the gospel flourishes in the church, everything flourishes with it.

Everything that is done in this world is done by hope.

If I had power over the Jews, as our princes and cities have, I would deal severely with their lying mouth

When questioned whether the Blessed will not be saddened by seeing their nearest and dearest tortured answers, "Not in the least."

The Gospel is nothing less than laughter and joy.

For some years now I have read through the Bible twice every year. If you picture the Bible to be a mighty tree and every word a little branch, I have shaken every one of these branches because I wanted to know what it was and what it meant.

The best way to get rid of the Devil, if you cannot kill it with the words of Holy Scripture, is to rail at and mock him. Music, too, is very good; music is hateful to him, and drives him far away.