Our nature lies in movement; complete calm is death.

Not only do we know God by Jesus Christ alone, but we know ourselves only by Jesus Christ. We know life and death only through Jesus Christ. Apart from Jesus Christ, we do not know what is our life, nor our death, nor God, nor ourselves.

There is nothing so insupportable to man as to be in entire repose, without passion, occupation, amusement, or application. Then it is that he feels his own nothingness, isolation, insignificance, dependent nature, powerless, emptiness. Immediately there issue from his soul ennui, sadness, chagrin, vexation, despair.

The more I see of Mankind, the more I prefer my dog.

It is not certain that everything is uncertain.

Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself.

Man governs himself more by impulse than reason