“Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting, how to speak by silence, how to live by dying.”

“Give yourself entirely to God, enter and hide in the hidden ground of your soul.”

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”

“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”

“Real heroes are those who face death for a principle - say, to save the lives of others - without any promise of reward.”

“Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.”

“Happiness is the reward we get for living to the highest right we know.”

“With God on your side, what does luck matter?”

“That's not a good idea.”

“Fitch is on his way. He's coming after he blows up some wizards.”