"The human mind is a mirror, but an uneven one, and it distorts the rays of things by its own nature."

"The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall: but in charity there is no excess; neither can angel or man come in danger by it."

"For in the mind of man, there is a natural evil, a natural darkness, which, unless it be purged and illuminated, will ever be prone to error."

"The greatest advantage of life is to spend it on something that will outlast it."

"For it is a sure rule, that a man were better to be a suitor to the devil, than to a man whose heart is not open."