"God created the world, and he gave it to man, and he said, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it.'"

"The peasants deserve death for three reasons: they have broken their oath of allegiance, they have committed murder, and they have robbed monasteries."

"The best way to worship God is to do your duty."

"A man who has no wife is only half a man."

"I have to confess that I have no desire to be a martyr."