"All that is in the world is lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and pride of life."

"If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists."

"The greatest pleasure is to vanquish the desire to possess."

"It is an error to suppose that there is any other good than God."

"We are so presumptuous that we wish to be known to all the world, even to those who will follow us when we are no more."