One has followed the other in an endless circle, for it is certain that as man's insight increases so he finds both wretchedness and greatness within himself. In a word man knows he is wretched. Thus he is wretched because he is so, but he is truly great because he knows it.

It is superstitious to put one's hopes in formalities, but arrogant to refuse to submit to them.

There is no arena in which vanity displays itself under such a variety of forms as in conversation.

Let it not be imagined that the life of a good Christian must be a life of melancholy and gloominess; for he only resigns some pleasures to enjoy others infinitely better.

True eloquence makes light of eloquence. True morality makes light of morality.

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.

The greatest single distinguishing feature of the omnipotence of God is that our imagination gets lost thinking about it.