Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.

Because we cannot know what God is, but only what He is not, we cannot consider how He is but only how He is not.

Better to illuminate than merely to shine; to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.

He who is dying of hunger must be fed rather than taught.

I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.

To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin.

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