To understand is to forgive.

Each one is all in all to himself; for being dead, all is dead to him.

All evil stems from this-that we do. Know how to handle your solitude.

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

Without the knowledge of our wretchedness, the knowledge of God creates pride. With it, the knowledge of God creates despair. The knowledge of Christ offers a third way, because in him we find both God and our wretchedness.

Happiness is neither within us, nor without us. It is in the union of ourselves with God.

To call a king "Prince" is pleasing, because it diminishes his rank.