“Too much clarity darkens.”

“Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what it loves.”

“God wishes to move the will rather than the mind. Perfect clarity would help the mind and harm the will.”

“When one does not love too much, one does not love enough.”

“It is dangerous to explain too clearly to man how like he is to the animals without pointing out his greatness. It is also dangerous to make too much of his greatness without his vileness. It is still more dangerous to leave him in ignorance of both, but it is most valuable to represent both to him.Man must not be allowed to believe that he is equal either to animals or to angels, nor to be unaware of either, but he must know both.”

“Kind words don't cost much. Yet they accomplish much.”

“Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much”