There is no leisure about politics.

How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.

The magnitude of the punishment matches the magnitude of the sin. Now a sin that is against God is infinite; the higher the person against whom it is committed, the graver the sin-it is more criminal to strike a head of state than a private citizen-and God is of infinite greatness. Therefore an infinite punishment is deserved for a sin committed against Him.

All my words are but chaff next to the faith of a simple man.

The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness.

Charity brings to life again those who are spiritually dead.

The meaning of what is said is according to the motive for saying it: because things are not subject to speech, but speech to things. Therefore we should take account of the motive of the lawgiver, rather than of his very words.