Bishop VojtaΕ‘Ε‘Γ‘k in a 1939 article about the Hlinka Guard:
A Latin proverb says: Call someone ungrateful and you just said everything negative about him. Let us introduce an opposite saying into our language: Call someone a Slovak Guardist and you said everything good about him.
St. Sisoes before the tomb of Alexander the Great:
"The mere sight of you tomb, dismays me and causes my heart to shed tears, as I contemplate the debt we, all men, owe. How can I possibly stand it? Oh, death! Who can evade you?"