Men seek rest in a struggle against difficulties; and when they have conquered these, rest becomes insufferable.

The only shame is to have none.

Flies are so mighty that they win battles, paralyse our minds, eat up our bodies.

The last proceeding of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which are beyond it. There is nothing so conformable to reason as this disavowal of reason.

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

Jesus is the God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we can humble ourselves without despair.

Our notion of symmetry is derived form the human face. Hence, we demand symmetry horizontally and in breadth only, not vertically nor in depth.