All reasoning ends in an appeal to self-evidence.

Kind souls, you wonder why, love you, When you, you wonder why, love none We love, Fool, for the good we do, Not that which unto us is done!

Let me love Thee so that the honour, riches, and pleasures of the world may seem unworthy even of hatred - may not even be encumbrances.

A saint is a person who does almost everything any other decent person does, only somewhat better and with a totally different motive.

Life is not life at all without delight.

Great is his faith who dares believe his own eyes.

Fortunately for themselves and the world, nearly all men are cowards and dare not act on what they believe. Nearly all our disasters come of a few fools having the "courage of their convictions."