"It is not the business of philosophy to account for the truth of things by hypotheses, but to deduce them from phenomena."

"He who thinks half-heartedly will not believe in God; but he who thinks seriously will believe in God."

"As a blind man has no idea of colours, so have we no idea of the manner by which the all-wise God perceives and understands all things."

"I consider the world as a stage, and the actions of men as a play, in which every one acts a part."

"It is the perfection of God's works that they are all done with the greatest simplicity."