God is known by nature in his works, and by doctrine in his revealed word.

Two truths cannot contradict one another.

Nonetheless, it moves.

Measure what can be measured, and make measurable what cannot be measured.

There are those who reason well, but they are greatly outnumbered by those who reason badly.

The greatest wisdom is to get to know oneself.

The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.

Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe.

Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.

Science proceeds more by what it has learned to ignore than what it takes into account.

It is as queen of Canada that I am here. Queen of Canada and all Canadians, not just one or two ancestral strains.

For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.

It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.

These wretched babies don't come until they are ready.

Football's a difficult business and aren't they prima donnas. But it's a wonderful game.

I believe that there is great fear in our generation of being labelled as priggish.

Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.

True patriotism doesn't exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.

It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.