Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.

Oh happy he who still can hope in our day to breathe the truth while plunged in seas of error! What we don't know is really what we need, and what we know is of no use to us whatever!

Assuredly there is no more lovely worship of God than that for which no image is required, but which springs up in our breast spontaneously when nature speaks to the soul, and the soul speaks to nature face to face.

Night is the other half of life, and the better half.

I don't know a greater advantage, than to appreciate the worth of an enemy.

Come my little one, and give me your hand.

The greatest evil that can befall man is that he should come to think ill of himself.