There are but few saints amongst scientists, as among other men, but truth itself is a goal comparable with sanctity.

At some point I believe one has to stop holding back for fear of alienating some imaginary reader or real relative of friend, and come out with personal truth.

Saints should always be judged guilty until they are proven innocent

Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.

What is wrong with priests and popes is that instead of being apostles and saints, they are nothing but empirics who say ''I know'' instead of ''I am learning,'' and pray for credulity and inertia as wise men pray for skepticism and activity.

Many people genuinely do not want to be saints, and it is probable that some who achieve or aspire to sainthood have never felt much temptation to be human beings