He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king.

I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden.''

Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.

Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart.

A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently.

The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.

Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.

My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous images, that it might find out what that light was wherein it was bathed.... And thus, with the flash of one hurried glance, it attained to the vision of That Which Is.