“I cannot imagine how the clockwork of the universe can exist without a clockmaker.”

“The interest I have to believe a thing is no proof that such a thing exists.”

“my soul is the mirror of the universe, and my body is its frame”

“Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination. ”

“What can be more absurd than choosing to carry a burden that one really wants to throw to the ground? To detest, and yet to strive to preserve our existence? To caress the serpent that devours us and hug him close to our bosoms tillhe has gnawed into our hearts?”

“If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.”

“Faith consists in believing what reason cannot.”