The Christian religion, though scattered and abroad will in the end gather itself together at the foot of the cross.

To a valet no man is a hero.

Freedom consists not in refusing to recognize anything above us, but in respecting something which is above us; for by respecting it, we raise ourselves to it, and, by our very acknowledgment, prove that we bear within ourselves what is higher, and are worthy to be on a level with it.

Men are much more apt to agree in what they do than in what they think.

One must not criticize that which is common since it remains always the same.

Only he who finds empiricism irksome is driven to method.

We amuse ourselves painting our prison-walls with bright figures and brilliant landscapes.