Everyone, without exception, is searching for happiness.

Nothing is so important to man as his own state; nothing is so formidable to him as eternity. And thus it is unnatural that thereshould be men indifferent to the loss of their existence and to the perils of everlasting suffering.

No one is ignorant that there are two avenues by which opinions are received into the soul, which are its two principal powers: the understanding and the will.

The Church limits her sacramental services to the faithful. Christ gave Himself upon the cross a ransom for all.

To call a king "Prince" is pleasing, because it diminishes his rank.

No religion except ours has taught that man is born in sin; none of the philosophical sects has admitted it; none therefore has spoken the truth

Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything.