How shall one who is so weak in his childhood become really strong when he grows older? We only change our fancies.

We are usually convinced more easily by reasons we have found ourselves than by those which have occurred to others.

So we can only know God well by knowing our iniquities. Therefore those who have known God, without knowing their wretchedness, have not glorified Him, but have glorified themselves.

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.

The sweetness of glory is so great that, join it to what we will, even to death, we love it.

All the miseries of mankind come from one thing, not knowing how to remain alone.

Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.