He who is required by the necessity of his position to speak the highest things is compelled by the same necessity to exemplify the highest things.

The universe is not rich enough to buy the vote of an honest man.

We must observe also, that among the heathen the names of poor men are more likely to be known than of rich. Now our Lord mentions the name of the poor, but not the name of the rich, because God knows and approves the humble, but not the proud.

The greatness of contemplation can be given to none but those who love.

The more the wicked abound, so much the more must we suffer with them in patience; for on the threshing floor few are the grains carried into the barns, but high are the piles of chaff burned with fire.

The Bible is a stream of running water, where alike the elephant may swim, and the lamb walk without losing its feet.

God is called jealous, angered, repentant, merciful, and foreknowing. These simply mean that, because He guards the chastity of every soul, He can, in human fashion, be called jealous, although He is not subject to any mental torment.