Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.
The man visited by ecstasies and visions, who takes dreams for realities is an enthusiast; the man who supports his madness with murder is a fanatic.
By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.
The abuse of grace is affectation, as the abuse of the sublime is absurdity; all perfection is nearly a fault.
All the arts are brothers; each one is a light to the others.
The greatest consolation in life is to say what one thinks.