God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show our gratitude for what we have received.

Practical sciences proceed by building up; theoretical science by resolving into components.

Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.

The last end of every maker, as such, is himself, for what we make we use for our own sake; and if at any time a man make a thing for the sake of something else, it is referred to his own good, whether his use, his pleasure, or his virtue.

Wonder was the motive that led people to philosophy ... wonder is a kind of desire in knowledge. It is the cause of delight because it carries with it the hope of discovery.

There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.

Humility is the mark of a genuine disciple.