In our sad condition our only consolation is the expectancy of another life. Here below all is incomprehensible.

If I had to baptise a Jew, I would take him to the bridge of the Elbe, hang a stone around his neck and push him over with the words 'I baptise thee in the name of Abraham'.

It is a tremendously hard thing to pray aright, yea, it is verily the science of all sciences.

The slender capacity of man's heart cannot comprehend the unfathomable depth and burning zeal of God's love toward us.

I myself saw and touched at Dessay, a child of this sort, which had no human parents, but had proceeded from the Devil. He was twelve years old, and, in outward form, exactly resembled ordinary children.

The only saving faith is that which casts itself on God for life or death.

Accordingly if the devil should say, 'Do not drink,' you should reply to him, 'On this very account, because you forbid it, I shall drink, and what is more, I shall drink a generous amount. Thus one must always do the opposite of that which Satan prohibits. What do you think is my reason for drinking wine undiluted, talking freely, and eating more often, if it is not to torment and vex the devil who made up his mind to torment and vex me.