If this be true, indeed, / Some Christians have a comfortable creed.

Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded that all the Apostles would have done as they did

The Cardinal is at his wit's end -- it is true that he had not far to go.

There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion.

Lovers may be - and indeed generally are - enemies, but they never can be friends, because there must always be a spice of jealousy and a something of Self in all their speculations.

Yes, love indeed is light from heaven; A spark of that immortal fire with angels shared, by Allah given to lift from earth our low desire.