The sufficiency of my merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient.

Moral character is assessed not by what a man knows but by what he loves

When regard for truth has been broken down or even slightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.

Wonderful is the depth of thy words, whose surface is before us, gently leading on the little ones: and yet a wonderful deepness, O my God, a wonderful deepness. It is awe to look into it; even an awfulness of honour, and a trembling of love.

The good man, though a slave, is free; the wicked, though he reigns, is a slave.

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.

He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.