If you place [your bet] with God, you lose nothing, even if it turns out that God does not exist. But if you place it against God, and you are wrong and God does exist, you lose everything.

One of the few things in life that cannot possibly do harm in the end is the honest pursuit of the truth.

Conscience is thus explained only as the voice of God in the soul.

We can't believe what we believe to be untrue, and we can't love what we believe to be unreal.

Reason is flawless, de jure, but reasoners are not, de facto.

Faith reveals the potential.

It is in building the best of our abilities that we ultimately destroy the worst of our liabilities.

Patience is a complot of the Devil to immobilize the men! Mortal men should be impatient and impetuous

There is no sense in the struggle but there is no choice but to struggle.

Opening her eyes again, and seeing her husband's face across the table, she leaned forward to give it a pat on the cheek, and sat down to supper, declaring it to be the best face in the world.

The purpose of philosophers is to show people what is right under their noses.

Writing a novel in general is like trying to reach a mountain top you'll never quite reach - so you try again and maybe get a little closer.

Our choosing the right consistently whenever the choice is placed before us creates the solid ground under our faith

Charm is always genuine; it may be superficial but it isn't false.

If honor were profitable, everybody would be honorable.