It is possible to demonstrate God's existence, although not a priori, yet a posteriori from some work of His more surely known to us.

We are like children, who stand in need of masters to enlighten us and direct us; God has provided for this, by appointing his angels to be our teachers and guides.

Prostitution in the towns is like the cesspool in the palace; take away the cesspool and the palace will become an unclean and evil smelling-place.

The blessed in the kingdom of heaven will see the punishments of the damned, in order that their bliss be more delightful for them.

What can be accomplished by a few principles is not effected by many. But it seems that everything we see in the world can be accounted for by other principles, supposing God did not exist. For all natural things can be reduced to one principle, which is nature, and all voluntary things can be reduced to one principle, which is human reason, or will. Therefore there is no need to suppose God's existence.

God himself would not permit evil in this world if good did not come of it for the benefit and harmony of the universe.

If a man deliberately abstains from wine to such an extent that he does serious harm to his nature, he will not be free from blame.