Dilige et quod vis fac. (Love and then what you will, do.)

Lord, thou madest us for thyself, and we can find no rest till we find rest in thee.

Though defensive violence will always be 'a sad necessity' in the eyes of men of principle, it would be still more unfortunate if wrongdoers should dominate just men.

For, as it is written in the book of the Prophets: 'And the angel that spoke in me, said to me...' He does not say, 'Spoke to me' but 'Spoke in me'.

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

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being little. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation. Modest humility is beauty's crown.

Fortitude is the disposition of soul which enables us to despise all inconveniences and the loss of things not in our power.