If it were considered desirable to destroy a human being, the only thing necessary would be to give his work a character of uselessness

It is not the real punishment. The only effectual one, the only deterrent and softening one, lies in the recognition of sin by conscience.

Atheism: It seeks to replace in itself the moral power of religion, in order to appease the spiritual thirst of parched humanity and save it; not by Christ, but by force.

Obedience, fasting, and prayer are laughed at, yet only through them lies the way to real true freedom. I cut off my superfluous and unnecessary desires, I subdue my proud and wanton will and chastise it with obedience, and with God's help I attain freedom of spirit and with it spiritual joy.

Sorrow compressed my heart, and I felt I would die, and then... Well, then I woke up.

A society should be judged not by how it treats its outstanding citizens but by how it treats its criminals.

To cook your hare you must first catch it.