I am the Spirit that denies.

Miracle is the pet child of faith.

There is no permanence in doubt; it incites the mind to closer inquiry and experiment, from which, if rightly managed, certainty proceeds, and in this alone can man find thorough satisfaction.

Misunderstandings and neglect create more confusion in this world than trickery and malice. At any rate, the last two are certainly much less frequent.

A stated truth loses its grace, but a repeated error appears insipid and ridiculous.

It is only in misery that we recognize the hand of God leading good men to good.

Wine rejoices the heart of man and joy is the mother of all virtues.