"The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false."
"Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice."
"Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder."
"The things that we love tell us what we are."
"Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious."
"Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate."