It is natural for the mind to believe and for the will to love; so that, for want of true objects, they must attach themselves to false.

God is, or He is not." But to which side shall we incline? Reason can decide nothing here. There is an infinite chaos which separated us. A game is being played at the extremity of this infinite distance where heads or tails will turn up. What will you wager?

Once your soul has been enlarged by a truth, it can never return to its original size.

Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known.

Instead of complaining that God had hidden himself, you will give Him thanks for having revealed so much of Himself.

I maintain that, if everyone knew what others said about him, there would not be four friends in the world.

How vain painting is-we admire the realistic depiction of objects which in their original state we don't admire at all.