Nothing good ever comes of violence

Medicine makes people ill, mathematics makes them sad, and theology makes them sinful

If any man ascribes anything of salvation, even the very least thing, to the free will of man, he knows nothing of grace, and he has not learned Jesus Christ rightly

Sin cannot tear you away from him (Christ), even though you commit adultery a hundred times a day and commit as many murders

Human reason is like a drunken man on horseback; set it up on one side, and it tumbles over on the other

Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has.

A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach he must have teeth in his mouth, and be able to bite and fight

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

There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a good marriage

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