Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what they see. It is above them and not contrary to them.

All the maxims have been written. It only remains to put them into practice.

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

Man is neither angel nor beast.

We know the truth not only through our reason but also through our heart. It is through the latter that we know first principles, and reason, which has nothing to do with it, tries in vain to refute them.

If you believe in God you are at no disadvantage in this life, and at considerable advantage in the next. If you do not believe, but find in the next that there was a next, you are most unfortunate!

All evil stems from this-that we do. Know how to handle your solitude.