All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.

Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what it loves.

It has pleased God that divine verities should not enter the heart through the understanding, but the understanding through the heart.

Custom creates the whole of equity, for the simple reason that it is accepted.

When we wish to correct with advantage, and to show another that he errs, we must notice from what side he views the matter, for on that side it is usually true.

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.

What are our natural principles but principles of custom?