We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end.

The world is ruled by force, not by opinion; but opinion uses force.

All men seek happiness. There are no exceptions.... This is the motive of every act of every man, including those who go and hang themselves.

All I know is that I must soon die, but what I know least is this very death which I cannot escape.

We desire truth, and find within ourselves only uncertainty. We seek happiness, and find only misery and death. We cannot but desire truth and happiness, and are incapable of certainty or happiness.

The property of power is to protect.

Knowing God without knowing our own wretchedness makes for pride. Knowing our own wretchedness without knowing God makes for despair. Knowing Jesus Christ strikes the balance because he shows us both God and our own wretchedness.