Unable to make what is just strong, we have made what is strong just.

We know then the existence and nature of the finite, because we also are finite and have extension. We know the existence of the infinite and are ignorant of its nature, because it has extension like us, but not limits like us. But we know neither the existence nor the nature of God, because he has neither extension nor limits.

If I had more time I would write a shorter letter.

Habit is a second nature, which destroys the first.

The serene, silent beauty of a holy life is the most powerful influence in the world, next to the night of God.

It is not permitted to the most equitable of men to be a judge in his own cause.

The sensitivity of men to small matters, and their indifference to great ones, indicates a strange inversion.