What thou meanest by seizing the whole earth; but because I do it with a petty ship, I am called a robber, whilst thou who dost it with a great fleet art styled emperor.

Let your old age be childlike, and your childhood like old age; that is, so that neither may your wisdom be with pride, nor your humility without wisdom.

The ministry is a weight from which even an angel might shrink

Conscience and reputation are two things. Conscience is due to yourself, reputation to your neighbour.

Though in the order of nature angels rank above men, yet, by scale of justice, good men are of greater value than bad angels.

There is no love without hope, no hope without love, and neither hope nor love without faith.

Whoever is still seeking for miracles so that he may believe is himself a wonder, who does not believe while the world around him does.