War is one of the scourges with which it has pleased God to afflict men.

Friendship is the medicine for all misfortune; but ingratitude dries up the fountain of all goodness.

Reason must be the universal rule and guide; all things must be done according to reason without allowing oneself to be swayed by emotion.

Had Luther and Calvin been confined before they had begun to dogmatize, the states would have been spared many troubles.

First, all means to conciliate; failing that, all means to crush.

A single word has sometimes lost or won an empire.

If God forbade drinking, would He have made wine so good?

Nothing so upholds the laws as the punishment of persons whose rank is as great as their crime.

Give me six lines written by the most honorable person alive, and I shall find enough in them to condemn them to the gallows.

Deception is the knowledge of kings.

Never write a letter and never destroy one.

The greatest action is the grace to define sacred-self.

Part of the healing process is sharing with other people who care.

Sometimes I wake up in the morning and I am like, 'This is a high-top day' or 'This is a bob day, ' but when I get my clothes on that's when I see.

Communism is a hateful thing, and a menace to peace and organized government.

The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of all political power.

In the vastness of the cosmos, everything is going perfect, but one nasty little thought in your mind can make it a bad day. That is lack of perspective.

Do we open ourselves to the Holy Spirit, so as to be an active part of our communities, or do we close in on ourselves, saying 'I have so many things to do, that's not my job'?

Triumphant prayer is almost impossible where there is neglect of the study of the Word of God.

Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution.

I was also known as Frodo because I was an early adopter of 'The Lord of the Rings.