It is certain because it is impossible. -Certum est quia impossibile
The nature of rumor is well known to all. It was your own poet who said: 'Rumor, an evil surpassing all evils in speed.'
Shall we carry a flag? It is a rival to Christ.
Indeed it is better to postpone, lest either we complete too little by hurrying, or wander too long in completing it.
The first reaction to truth is hatred.
What is nobler than to tread under foot the gods of the nations, to exorcise evil spirits, to perform cures, to seek divine revelations, and to live to God? These are the pleasures - these are the spectacles - that befit Christian men.