I reverence the individual who understands distinctly what he wishes; who unweariedly advances, who knows the means conducive to his object, and can seize and use them.

The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it.

The best slave is the one who thinks he is free.

Clever people are always the best conversations lexicon.

The best genius is that which absorbs and assimilates everything without doing the least violence to its fundamental destiny.

The church alone beyond all question Has for ill-gotten goods the right digestion.

Thank God when he oppresses you, and again when he releases you.