"John remained true to himself; precisely when his disciples’ news seemed to call for a different response, he gave wi…"

"The same thing that happened to the greatest among those born of women also happens to lesser ones; what happens in t…"

"Every human being is only an instrument and does not know when the moment will come when he will be put aside. If he …"

"He must increase-who is this “he”? In the sense in which we have used the word, everyone can identify him with anothe…"

"We shall not decide which life fights the good fight most easily, but we all agree that every human being ought to fi…"

"For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, because we…"

"When a person grows older he often scrutinizes his thoughts and retards himself."

"There is nothing in the wide world that is able to compensate a person for the harm he would inflict on his soul if h…"

"The thought of heaven’s salvation dare not become a matter of indifference to a person. How would salvation become a …"

"There was a thinker who became a hero by his death; he said that he could demonstrate the existence of God with a sin…"