Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning.

There is a knowledge which is desirable, though nothing come of it, as being of itself a treasure, and a sufficient remuneration of years of labor.

From the age of fifteen, dogma has been the fundamental principle of my religion: I know no other religion; I cannot enter into the idea of any other sort of religion; religion, as a mere sentiment, is to me a dream and a mockery.

Reason is God's gift, but so are the passions. Reason is as guilty as passion.

God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission.

What can this world offer comparable with that insight into spiritual things, that keen faith, that heavenly peace, that high sanctity, that everlasting righteousness, that hope of glory, which they have, who in sincerity love and follow our Lord Jesus Christ?

If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable... we must be content to creep along the ground, and never soar.