We make an idol of truth itself; for truth apart from charity is not God, but His image and idol, which we must neither love nor worship.

Education produces natural intuitions, and natural intuitions are erased by education.

Faith is a sounder guide than reason. Reason can only go so far, but faith has no limits.

Force rules the world-not opinion; but it is opinion that makes use of force.

Therefore, those to whom God has imparted religion by intuition are very fortunate and justly convinced. But to those who do not have it, we can give it only by reasoning, waiting for God to give them spiritual insight, without which faith is only human and useless for salvation.

Mediocrity makes the most of its native possessions.

If you want others to have a good opinion of you, say nothing.