“A love of celibacy and a zeal for martyrdom does not bode well for the future of the sect." - regarding the Essenians”
“Without love everything can be nothing. Does that make me want to love? No. For me, Ignorance is still better than martyrdom.”
“In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate - look to his character.”
“True knowledge never shuts the door on more knowledge, but zeal often does.”
“Believe me, darlin’, I’d prefer to not run into you quite so much. It doesn’t bode well of your sensibilities.”
“When suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected 'I believe' to 'one does feel'. ”