Righteous ends, thus approved, absolve of guilt the most violent means.

Sympathy is the first condition of criticism; reason and justice presuppose, at their origin, emotion.

Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt.

Love is faith and one faith leads to another.

Time and space are fragments of the infinite for the use of finite creatures.

Man never knows what he wants; he aspires to penetrate mysteries and as soon as he has, wants to re-establish them. Ignorance irritates him and knowledge cloys.

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy.