Everything can be borne except contempt.

Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be bold, proclaim it everywhere: They only live who dare.

Men will commit atrocities as long as they believe absurdities.

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

Go get yourself crucified and then rise on the third day.

Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.