"The senses, though they are sometimes deceived, are not always so."

"The universe is an immense, an incomparable, and an inexhaustible library."

"It is not necessary to examine all the arguments against a position, but only the strongest."

"The deeper I go into the sciences, the more I am convinced that the world is the work of an all-wise Creator."

"I do not hope for any relief, and that is because I have committed no crime."