Quotes from Jan Hus

I hope, by God's grace, that I am truly a Christian, not deviating from the faith, and that I would rather suffer the penalty of a terrible death than wish to affirm anything outside of the faith or transgress the commandments of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For God is my witness that I neither preached, affirmed, nor defended them, though they say that I did.

In life eternal, there is perfect joy and light, without pain or torture, and there is communion with God Himself and His angels.

I, Master John Hus, in chains and in prison, now standing on the shore of this present life and expecting on the morrow a dreadful death, which will, I hope, purge away my sins, find no heresy in myself, and accept with all my heart any truth whatsoever that is worthy of belief.

I trust in the Lord God Almighty ... that he will not take away from me the cup of his redemption, but firmly hope to drink from it today in his kingdom.

Therefore, faithful Christian, seek the truth, listen to the truth, learn the truth, love the truth, tell the truth, learn the truth, defend the truth even to death.

Love the truth. Let others have their truth, and the truth will prevail.

Indeed, no one does more injury in the church than he who acts perversely and yet has the name and order of sanctity.

By the fruits which it bears is the tree known.

He that fears death loses the joys of life.

I entreat all artisans faithfully to follow their craft and take delight in it. I entreat all servants to be faithful servants of their masters and mistresses.

Rejoice, that the immortal God is born, so that mortal men may live in eternity.