Mysterious in the light of day, nature retains her veil, despite our clamours: That which she does not willingly display cannot be wrenched from her with levers, screws and hammers.

Our senses don't deceive us: our judgment does

What is predestination? Answer: God is more powerful and wiser than we are, therefore he deals with us according to his pleasure.

A person is never happy till their vague strivings has itself marked out its proper limitations.

What men usually say of misfortunes, that they never come alone, may with equal truth be said of good fortune; nay, of other circumstances which gather round us in a harmonious way, whether it arise from a kind of fatality, or that man has the power of attracting to himself things that are mutually related.

People always fancy that we must become old to become wise; but, in truth, as years advance, it is hard to keep ourselves as wise as we were.

Water its living strength first shows, When obstacles its course oppose.