If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
Theology is taught by God, teaches God, and leads to God.
Better to illuminate than merely to shine.
Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.
A man does not always choose what his guardian angel intends.
Faith does not quench desire, but inflames it.