I never approved either the errors of his book, or the trivial truths he so vigorously laid down. I have, however, stoutly taken his side when absurd men have condemned him for these same truths.
Go get yourself crucified and then rise on the third day.
Your destiny is that of a man, your vows those of a god.
Secret griefs are more cruel than public calamities.
To announce truths is an infallible receipt for being persecuted.
It is far better to be silent than merely to increase the quantity of bad books.