Careful Words

amen (n.)

  Some impose upon the world that they believe that which they do not; others, more in number, make themselves believe that they believe, not being able to penetrate into what it is to believe.

Michael De Montaigne (1533-1592): Book ii. Chap. xii. Apology for Raimond Sebond.

I had most need of blessing, and "Amen"

Stuck in my throat.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Macbeth. Act ii. Sc. 2.