The origins of disputes between philosophers is, that one class of them have undertaken to raise man by displaying his greatness, and the other to debase him by showing his miseries.

Discourses on humility are a source of pride in the vain and of humility in the humble.

It is not permitted to the most equitable of men to be a judge in his own cause.

No religion except ours has taught that man is born in sin; none of the philosophical sects has admitted it; none therefore has spoken the truth

There is nothing that we can see on earth which does not either show the wretchedness of man or the mercy of God. One either sees the powerlessness of man without God, or the strength of man with God.

The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.

Few men speak humbly of humility, chastely of chastity, skeptically of skepticism.