All the miseries of mankind come from one thing, not knowing how to remain alone.

The sole cause of all human misery is the inability of people to sit quietly in their rooms.

[On vanity:] The nose of Cleopatra: if it had been shorter, the face of the earth would have changed.

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

What use is it to us to hear it said of a man that he has thrown off the yoke that he does not believe there is a God to watch over his actions, that he reckons himself the sole master of his behavior, and that he does not intend to give an account of it to anyone but himself?

There is a lot of difference between tempting and leading into error. God tempts but does not lead into error. To tempt is to provide opportunities for us to do certain things if we do not love God, but putting us under no necessity to do so. To lead into error is to compel a man necessarily to conclude and follow a falsehood.

Fear not, provided you fear; but if you fear not, then fear.