Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.
Everyone places his good where he can and has as much of it as he can, in his own way.
The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.
Slavery is also as ancient as war, and war as human nature.
God prefers bad verses recited with a pure heart to the finest verses chanted by the wicked.
An infallible method of making fanatics is to persuade before you instruct.