

Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved.
All our experience with history should teach us, when we look back, how badly human wisdom is betrayed when it relies on itself.

If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.

True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue.

You have as much laughter as you have faith.

You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.

Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon.

To gather with God's people in united adoration of the Father is as necessary to the Christian life as prayer.

If you are not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don't want to go there.

The Lord commonly gives riches to foolish people, to whom he gives nothing else.

Faith must trample under foot all reason, sense, and understanding.

First I shake the whole Apple tree, that the ripest might fall. Then I climb the tree and shake each limb, and then each branch and then each twig, and then I look under each leaf.

Faith is permitting ourselves to be seized by the things we do not see.

The God of this world is riches, pleasure and pride.

I am more afraid of my own heart than of the pope and all his cardinals. I have within me the great pope, Self.

If you young fellows were wise, the devil couldn't do anything to you, but since you aren't wise, you need us who are old.

Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times.
Longer Version:
Faith is a living, bold trust in God's grace, so certain of God's favour that it would risk death a thousand times trusting in it. Such confidence and knowledge of God's grace makes you happy, joyful and bold in your relationship to God and all creatures. The Holy Spirit makes this happen through faith. Because of it, you freely, willingly and joyfully do good to everyone, serve everyone, suffer all kinds of things, love and praise the God who has shown you such grace.

Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God.

Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God.
Longer Version:
Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God, your functional savior.

If I am not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don't want to go there.

Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die.

Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth; help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart.

People must have righteous principals in the first, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions.

I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. Amen.

Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace.

For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel.

I feel much freer now that I am certain the pope is the Antichrist.

Peace if possible, truth at all costs.

I shall never be a heretic; I may err in dispute, but I do not wish to decide anything finally; on the other hand, I am not bound by the opinions of men.

You should not believe your conscience and your feelings more than the word which the Lord who receives sinners preaches to you.

Be thou comforted, little dog, Thou too in Resurrection shall have a little golden tail.

I more fear what is within me than what comes from without.

Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.

Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.
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