We are not meant to resolve all contradictions but to live with them and rise above them.

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God only.

That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a lasting witness against them and the same will it be against Christians.

And is he honest who resists his genius or conscience only for the sake of present ease or gratification

A musician, an artist, an architect: the man or woman who is not one of these is not a Christian.

Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.