Habit is a second nature, which destroys the first.

In proportion as our own mind is enlarged we discover a greater number of men of originality. Commonplace people see no difference between one man and another.

We only consult the ear because the heart is wanting.

What a chimera then is man. What a novelty! What a monster... what a contradiction, what a prodigy

No soul of high estate can take pleasure in slander. It betrays a weakness.

Why God has instituted Prayer:— To communicate to his creatures the dignity of causation.

All our life passes in this way: we seek rest by struggling against certain obstacles, and once they are overcome, rest proves intolerable because of the boredom it produces.