The beginnings of all things are small.

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

...the counsels of the Divine Mind had some glimpse of truth when they said that men are born in order to suffer the penalty for sins committed in a former life.

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.

It is as hard for the good to suspect evil, as it is for the bad to suspect good.

The whole of virtue consists in its practice.

The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there is some excellent and eternal Being, who deserves the respect and homage of men