“Mysteries force a man to think, and so injure his health.”
“But what if he neglect the care of his soul? I answer: What if he neglect the care of his health or of his estate, which things are nearlier related to the government of the magistrate than the other? Will the magistrate provide by an express law that such a one shall not become poor or sick? Laws provide, as much as is possible, that the goods and health of subjects be not injured by the fraud and violence of others; they do not guard them from the negligence or ill-husbandry of the possessors themselves. No man can be forced to be rich or healthful whether he will or no. Nay, God Himself will not save men against their wills.”
“If you have to injure someone, then make it so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.”
“Mystery keeps man alive; it opens his ears, his eyes, and his mind! Find a mystery and try to solve it!”
“Anxiously, he touched the lump on his head again, then felt his injured leg, groaning. "The whole affair is a mystery to me," he said. "Who would want to steal anything from me?" "Perhaps a thief...?" ventured Julius.”
“Mysticism keeps men sane. As long as you have mystery you have health; when you destroy mystery you create morbidity.”