We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves.
By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.
Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.
There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.
Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice.
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.
Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient.
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
Wonder is the desire for knowledge.
The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of the work he produces.
Happiness is secured through virtue it is a good attained by man's own will.
It is possible to demonstrate God's existence, although not a priori, yet a posteriori from some work of His more surely known to us.
To live well is to work well, to show a good activity.
Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church.
The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.
How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.
If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way.
Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.