Sacrifice is the first element of religion, and resolves itself in theological language into the love of God.

Of all the evil spirits abroad at this hour in the world, insincerity is the most dangerous.

I cannot think the disputes and jealousies of Heaven are tried and settled by the swords of earth.

I have long been convinced that the Christian Eucharist is but a continuation of the Eleusinian mysteries. St Paul, in using the word teleiois, almost confirms this.

The better one is morally the less aware they are of their virtue.

Nature is less partial than she appears, and all situations in life have their compensations along with them.

Men think to mend their condition by a change of circumstances. They might as well hope to escape from their shadows.