Man thinks, God directs.

Those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.

At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose.

Men can be attracted but not forced to the faith. You may drive people to baptism, (but) you won't move them one step further in religion.

Drinking alone holds no fun. Drink with friends or strangers! Be foolish, least you'll remember something meaningful.

What has Ingeld to do with Christ?

What makes bitter things sweet? Hunger.

If many people follow your enthusiastic endeavours, perhaps a new Athens might be created in the land of the Franks, or rather a much better one.

The voice of the people is the voice of God.

We would not listen to those who were wont to say the voice of the people is the voice of God for the voice of the mob is near akin to madness.

I would rather live than die. I would rather die than survive as a monster.

I have no will of my own. Never did. Limp and lily-livered, I always obey - is it possible that's attractive to women?

Do you think the occasional witch burning helps to weld society together?

Wounds are inspirations to make us stronger than the sun which blazes the day to be longer

My call to the ministry was not a miraculous or supernatural something. On the contrary it was an inner urge calling me to serve humanity.

I need to keep it spontaneous as an artist, so for me to repeat a face would be redundant and boring.

The African had opinions about the universe that eventually turned out to be true.

Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth.

Shortly after news of Zarqawi's death reached the media, al-Qaeda stated its intention to continue its oppression of the Iraqi people.

Most people can start a short story or a novel. If you're a writer, you can finish them. Finish enough of them, and you may be good enough to be publishable.