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

The eternal wisdom of God ... has shown itself forth in all things, but chiefly in the mind of man, and most of all in Jesus Christ.

If we conceive that anyone loves, desires, or hates anything which we ourselves love, desire, or hate, we shall thereupon regard the thing in question with more steadfast love, etc. On the contrary, if we think that anyone shrinks from something that we love, we shall undergo vacillation of the soul.

Human infirmity in moderating and checking the emotions I name bondage : for, when a man is a prey to his emotions, he is not his own master, but lies at the mercy of fortune : so much so, that he is often compelled, while seeing that which is better for him, to follow that which is worse.

In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth.

All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.

What everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness.