It is man's natural sickness to believe that he possesses the Truth.

The statements of atheists ought to be perfectly clear of doubt. Now it is not perfectly clear that the soul is material.

The Christian's God does not merely consist of a God who is the Author of mathematical truths and the order of the elements. The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob, the God of the Christians, is a God of love and consolation.

Knowing God without knowing our own wretchedness makes for pride. Knowing our own wretchedness without knowing God makes for despair. Knowing Jesus Christ strikes the balance because he shows us both God and our own wretchedness.

The mind naturally makes progress, and the will naturally clings to objects; so that for want of right objects, it will attach itself to wrong ones.

Being unable to cure death, wretchedness, and ignorance, men have decided, in order to be happy, not to think about such things.

The married should not forget that to speak of love begets love.