Little things console us because little things afflict us.

Eloquence is a painting of thought; and thus those who, after having painted it, add something more, make a picture instead of a portrait.

The gospel to me is simply irresistible.

Too much pleasure disagrees with us. Too many concords are annoying in music; too many benefits irritate us; we wish to have the wherewithal to overpay our debts.

All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.

Happiness can be found neither in ourselves nor in external things, but in God and in ourselves as united to him.

We should seek the truth without hesitation; and, if we refuse it, we show that we value the esteem of men more than the search for truth.