Amfortas
“And they came to him, and awaked him, saying: Lord, save us, we perish.”
– Matthew 8:25
“An indomitable pride incessantly leads them to overthrow everything they have not made; and to create anew they separate themselves from the principle of all existence.” – Joseph de Maistre
“Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.”
– 1 Peter 2:17
“I will arise, and will go to my father, and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee: I am not worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.”
– Luke 15:18-19
“But Jesus said to them: Suffer the little children, and forbid them not to come to me: for the kingdom of heaven is for such.”
– Matthew 19:14
“But Paul standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are too superstitious. For passing by, and seeing your idols, I found an altar also, on which was written: To the unknown God.”
– Acts 17:22-23
“People give their heroes life-blood, language, character, geniality, impulse; but heroes, on the other hand, bestow immortal history upon their people.”
– Fr. Juan Echevarria
“Put not your trust in princes: in the children of men, in whom there is no salvation.”
– Psalms 145:2-3
“Son, thou must not be turned back, nor presently cast down, when thou hearest what the way of the perfect: but rather be inclined thereby to undertake great things, or at least to sigh after them with an earnest desire.”
– Imitation of Christ Bk. III, Chapter 32
“I see no reason why men of the world, who from inclination have applied themselves to serious studies, should not number themselves among the defenders of the most holy of causes.” – Joseph de Maistre