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.

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 ?

I was in misery, and misery is the state of every soul overcome by friendship with mortal things and lacerated when they are lost. Then the soul becomes aware of the misery which is its actual condition even before it loses them.

There never can have been, and never can be, and there never shall be any sin without pride.

We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot.

In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.

Free curiosity has greater power to stimulate learning than rigorous coercion. Nevertheless, the free ranging flux of curiosity is channeled by discipline under Your Law.