The magnitude of the punishment matches the magnitude of the sin. Now a sin that is against God is infinite; the higher the person against whom it is committed, the graver the sin-it is more criminal to strike a head of state than a private citizen-and God is of infinite greatness. Therefore an infinite punishment is deserved for a sin committed against Him.

The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.

The celestial bodies are the cause of all that takes place in the sublunar world.

An act of love always tends towards two things; to the good that one wills, and to the person for whom one wills it.

To disparage the dictate of reason is equivalent to contemning the command of God.

He who achieves power by violence does not truly become lord or master.

Mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution; justice without mercy is cruelty.