It is a sin to regard the fact that God cannot do the impossible as a limitation on his powers.

In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign... Secondly, a just cause... Thirdly... a rightful intention.

When fear is excessive it can make many a man despair.

The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.

There is no leisure about politics.

Eternity is called whole, not because it has parts, but because it is lacking in nothing.

There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.