A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and become the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.

Little pools of water tend to become stagnant and useless, but if they are joined together to form a big lake, the atmosphere is cooled and there is universal benefit.

We have not invaded anyone. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way of life on them.

Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics.

Dictators are bound to usurp democracy at the very first opportunity. 

As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.  

Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to grasp the infinite, to exist only for a day! No, no, man was made for immortality.

Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.

I watched a couple of really bad directors work, and I saw how they completely botched it up and missed the visual opportunities of the scene when we had put things in front of them as opportunities. Set pieces, props and so on.

I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.

If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.

Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.