Is it not strange, that an infant should be heir of the whole world, and see those mysteries which the books of the learned never unfold?

You never know yourself till you know more than your body.

To think well is to serve God in the interior court.

The world is a mirror of infinite beauty, yet no man sees it. It is a Temple of Majesty, yet no man regards it. It is a region of Light and Peace, did not men disquiet it. It is the Paradise of God.

We do not ignore maturity. Maturity consists in not losing the past while fully living in the present with a prudent awareness of the possibilities of the future.

You never enjoy the world aright, till the sea itself floweth in your veins, till you are clothed with the heavens and crowned with the stars.

Be sensible of your wants, that you maybe sensible of your treasures.