"The world would be much more happy if men were to govern their passions by reason, than if they were to leave them unbridled."

"The greatest pride and baseness are the most frequent causes of disputes."

"Whatsoever is, is in God, and without God nothing can be or be conceived."

"Desire is the very essence of man."

"The greatest good is the knowledge of the union which the mind has with the whole of nature."