“No man shall be blamed in the maintenance of his own religion.”

“If the lion knew his own strength, hard were it for any man to rule him.”

“It layeth not in my power but that they devour me. But...they shall not deflower me.”

“God made the angels to show Him splendor, as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But Man He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of his mind.”

“The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don't want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don't have a soul.”

“Pride thinks its own happiness shines the brighter, by comparing it with the misfortunes of other persons; that by displaying its own wealth they may feel their poverty the more sensibly.”

“It is naturally given to all men to esteem their own inventions best.”