I do not know what the heart of a rascal may be, but I know what is in the heart of an honest man; it is horrible.

A child is an angel dependent on man

We are tainted by modern philosophy which has taught us that all is good, whereas evil has polluted everything and in a very real sense all is evil, since nothing is in its proper place.

Without doubt, God is the universal moving force, but each being is moved according to the nature that God has given it. God directs angels, men, animals, brute matter, in sum all created things, but each according to its nature: and man having been created free, he is led freely.

There is no easy method of learning difficult things. The method is to close the door, give out that you are not at home, and work.

Women have a genius for love; men can only learn the art indifferently.

What is needed is not a revolution in the opposite direction, but the opposite of a revolution.