Do little things as if they were great, because of the majesty of the Lord Jesus Christ who dwells in thee.

The only thing which consoles for our miseries is diversion, and yet this is the greatest of our miseries. For it is this which principally hinders us from reflecting upon ourselves and which makes us imperceptibly ruin ourselves.

We are so presumptuous that we wish to be known to all the world, even to those who come after us; and we are so vain that the esteem of five or six persons immediately around us is enough to amuse and satisfy us.

Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired: even I who write this, and you who read this.

Justice and truth are two such subtle points, that our tools are too blunt to touch them accurately.

All our troubles come from not being able to be alone.

The parts of the universe ... all are connected with each other in such a way that I think it to be impossible to understand any one without the whole.