Every situation is an equilibrium of forces; every life is a struggle between opposing forces working within the limits of a certain equilibrium

The philosopher aspires to explain away all mysteries, to dissolve them into light. Mystery, on the other hand, is demanded and pursued by the religious instinct; mystery constitutes the essence of worship.

I can find no words for what I feel. My consciousness is withdrawn into itself; I hear my heart beating, and my life passing. It seems to me that I have become a statue on the banks of the river of time, that I am the spectator of some mystery, and shall issue from it old, or no longer capable of age.

It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

Faith is certitude without proofs ... Faith is a sentiment, for it is a hope; it is an instinct, for it precedes all outward instruction.

Happiness gives us the energy which is the basis of health.