Not to be mad is another form of madness

Nothing is more dastardly than to act with bravado toward God.

It is certain that those who have the living faith in their hearts see at once that all existence is none other than the work of the God whom they adore. But for those in whom this light is extinguished, [if we were to show them our proofs of the existence of God] nothing is more calculated to arouse their contempt. . . .

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

The greater intellect one has, the more originality one finds in men. Ordinary persons find no difference between men.

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

There should be in eloquence that which is pleasing and that which is real; but that which is pleasing should itself be real.