Pleasantry is never good on serious points, because it always regards subjects in that point of view in which it is not the purpose to consider them.

Nothing could be smarter, more splendid, more brilliant, better drawn up than two armies. Trumpets, fifes, hautboys, drums, cannons, formed a harmony such as never been heard in hell.

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.

Atheism is the vice of a few intelligent people.

The Pope is an idol whose hands are tied and whose feet are kissed.

Music is the pathway to the heart.

All is a miracle. The stupendous order of nature, the revolution of a hundred millions of worlds around a million of stars, the activity of light, the life of all animals, all are grand and perpetual miracles.