Not only do we know God by Jesus Christ alone, but we know ourselves only by Jesus Christ. We know life and death only through Jesus Christ. Apart from Jesus Christ, we do not know what is our life, nor our death, nor God, nor ourselves.

Knowing God without knowing our own wretchedness makes for pride. Knowing our own wretchedness without knowing God makes for despair. Knowing Jesus Christ strikes the balance because he shows us both God and our own wretchedness.

All err the more dangerously because each follows a truth. Their mistake lies not in following a falsehood but in not following another truth.

Why God has instituted Prayer:— To communicate to his creatures the dignity of causation.

Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary acts, force our involuntary.

What amazes me most is to see that everyone is not amazed at his own weakness.

Eloquence is a painting of thought; and thus those who, after having painted it, add something more, make a picture instead of a portrait.