Peace in society depends upon peace in the family.

Should you ask me what is the first thing in religion, I should reply that the first, second, and third thing therein is humility.

Justice being taken away, then, what are kingdoms but great robberies? For what are robberies themselves, but little kingdoms.

Da mihi castitatem et continentiam, sed noli modo (Give me chastity and continence, but not just yet)!

In failing to confess, Lord, I would only hide You from myself, not myself from You.

No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more.

Ninety percent of the time things turn out worse than you thought they would. The other ten percent of the time you had no right to expect that much.