"For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body."

"Wherefore if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend."

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able…"

"I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that."

"I repeat, let no one think me foolish. But even if you do, accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little."