Faith Is The Consolation Of The Wretched

Mediocre Men Sometimes Fear Great Office, And When They Do Not Aim At It, Or When They Refuse It, All That Is To Be Concluded Is That They Are Aware Of Their Mediocrity.

The Common Excuse For Those Bringing Misfortune On Others Is That They Desire Their Good.

Emotions Have Taught Mankind To Reason.

All Erroneous Ideas Would Perish Of Their Own Accord If Given Clear Expression.

It Is In Our Own Mind And Not In Exterior Objects That We Perceive Most Things; Fools Know Scarcely Anything Because They Are Empty, And Their Heart Is Narrow; But Great Souls Find In Themselves A Number Of Exterior Things; They Have No Need To Read Or Travel Or To Listen Or To Work To Discover The Highest Truths; They Have Only To Delve Into Themselves And Search, If We May Say So, Their Own Thoughts.