"Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church."

"We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves."

"The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false."

"How is it they live in such harmony the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds about someone they know."

"True knowledge is found not in possessing answers, but in continually asking the right questions. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just."

"After a few years of marriage a man can look right at a woman without seeing her and a woman can see right through a man without looking at him."

"Time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."