There is nothing that we can see on earth which does not either show the wretchedness of man or the mercy of God. One either sees the powerlessness of man without God, or the strength of man with God.

The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death.

Man's true nature being lost, everything becomes his nature; as, his true good being lost, everything becomes his good.

Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.

The last act is bloody, however pleasant all the rest of the play is: a little earth is thrown at last upon our head, and that is the end forever.

The supreme function of reason is to show man that some things are beyond reason.

If I believe in God and life after death and you do not, and if there is no God, we both lose when we die. However, if there is a God, you still lose and I gain everything.