An apt and true reply was given to Alexander the Great by a pirate who had been seized. For when that king had asked the man what he meant by keeping hostile possession of the sea, he answered with bold pride. "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."

Be always displeased with what you are if you wish to be what you are not. Always add, always walk, always proceed. Neither stand still nor go back nor deviate.

For God loves saving, not condemning, and therefore He is patient with bad people, in order to make good people out of bad people.

Purity of soul cannot be lost without consent.

Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider.

Let necessity, and not your will, slay the enemy who fights against you.

Let our lives be good, and the times are good. We make our times; such as we are, such are the times.