A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.

We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.

Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.

The judge is nothing but the law speaking.

Truth is not only a man's ornament but his instrument; it is the great man's glory, and the poor man's stock: a man's truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.

None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.

Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.

The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.

When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.

The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.

A benefactor is a representative of God.

Law and order are the medicine of the politic body and when the politic body gets sick, medicine must be administered.

Even Adam Smith's "invisible hand" occasionally needs a slap on the wrist.

Always, our eyes look backwards with the conviction that then, and not now, was the golden age.

For sin is just this, what man cannot by its very nature do with his whole being; it is possible to silence the conflict in the soul, but it is not possible to uproot it

Sentimentality is the emotional promiscuity of those who have no sentiment.

Removing old conditionings from the mind and training the mind to be more equaimous with every experience is the first step toward enabling one to experience true happiness.

Intelligence looks for what is known to solve problems. Creativity looks for what is unknown to discover possibilities.

A throw of the dice will never abolish chance.

We must trust God, not only WHEN we do not understand, but BECAUSE we do not understand.

One day all of us will die but - and this is the important thing - we are not dead yet.