The world being unworthy to receive the Son of God directly from the hands of the Father, he gave his Son to Mary for the world to receive him from her.

Cursed is everyone who places his hope in changing the nature of man

I entered (into my inward self) and beheld with the eye of my soul...the Light Unchangeable.

Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

Because I do it with one small ship, I am called a terrorist. You do it with a whole fleet and are called an emperor.

What are kingdoms without justice? They're just gangs of bandits.