They may torture my body, break my bones, even kill me. Then they will have my dead body, but not my obedience.

Nothing is so aggravating as calmness.

The mice which helplessly find themselves between the cats' teeth acquire no merit from their enforced sacrifice

Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.

I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following.

Measures must always in a progressive society be held superior to men, who are after all imperfect instruments, working for their fulfilment.