The world is ruled by force, not by opinion; but opinion uses force.
By space the universe encompasses and swallows me up like an atom; by thought I comprehend the world.
Passion cannot be beautiful without excess; one either loves too much or not enough.
We are so presumptuous that we should like to be known all over the world, even by people who will only come when we are no more. Such is our vanity that the good opinion of half a dozen of the people around us gives us pleasure and satisfaction.
What a vast difference there is between knowing God and loving Him.
The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of... We know the truth not only by the reason, but by the heart." - Blaise Pascal