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

The sky and the earth and the waters and the things that are in them, the fishes, and the birds and the trees are not evil. All these are good; it is evil men who make this evil world.

What you are must always displease you, if you would attain to that which you are not.

When we read a book, our most essential trait - imagination - is given the opportunity to soar.

When [men] go to war, what they want is to impose on their enemies the victor's will and call it peace.

You called and shouted and burst my deafness. You flashed, shone, and scattered my blindness. You breathed odors, and I drew in breath and panted for You. I tasted, and I hunger and thirst. You touched me, and I burned for Your peace.

Who would not shudder if he were given the choice of eternal death or life again as a child ? Who would not choose to die ?