It is God himself who can be discovered in the beauty of sensible things.

It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing.

When men understand what each other mean, they see, for the most part, that controversy is either superfluous or hopeless

Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom, lead thou me on.

Religion indeed enlightens, terrifies, subdues; it gives faith, it inflicts remorse, it inspires resolutions, it draws tears, it inflames devotion, but only for the occasion.

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.

To discover and to teach are distinct functions; they are also distinct gifts, and are not commonly found united in the same person.