I believe that a triangle, if it could speak, would say that God is eminently triangular, and a circle that the divine nature is eminently circular; and thus would every one ascribe his own attributes to God.

Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.

Laws which prescribe what everyone must believe, and forbid men to say or write anything against this or that opinion, are often passed to gratify, or rather to appease the anger of those who cannot abide independent minds.

He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.

The human mind cannot be absolutely destroyed along with the body, but something of it remains, which is eternal.

There is no fear without some hope, and no hope without some fear.

The more we understand individual things, the more we understand God.