Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church.

Distinctions drawn by the mind are not necessarily equivalent to distinctions in reality.

That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in hell.

Humility is the mark of a genuine disciple.

Practical sciences proceed by building up; theoretical science by resolving into components.

We must love them both, those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject, for both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in finding it.

By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.