Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known.

Those who profess contempt for men, and put them on a level with beasts, yet wish to be admired and believed by men, and contradict themselves by their own feelings--their nature, which is stronger than all, convincing them of the greatness of man more forcibly than reason convinces them of his baseness.

Our soul is cast into a body, where it finds number, time, dimension. Thereupon it reasons, and calls this nature necessity, and can believe nothing else.

Instead of complaining that God had hidden himself, you will give Him thanks for having revealed so much of Himself.

Curiosity is nothing more than vanity. More often than not we only seek knowledge to show it off.

Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.

Men often take their imagination for their heart; and they believe they are converted as soon as they think of being converted.