“One of the things forgotten about the human spirit is that while it is, in the right conditions, noble and brave and wonderful, it is also, when you get right down to it, only human.”
“There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences.”
“Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.”
“Often the right path is the one that may be hardest for you to follow. But the hard path is also the one that will make you grow as a human being.”
“So, wonder! I also wonder about you," said Cadfael mildly. "Do you know any human creatures who are not strangers, one to another?”
“It is a noble responsibility to not back down when you know that you know that you know that you are right.”