"We are nothing but a heap of contradictions."

"Cleopatra's nose: had it been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been changed."

"We make idols of truth itself; for truth apart from charity is not God, but his image and idol, which we must neither love nor worship."

"Our nature is corrupted, and we are full of pride and self-love."

"Curiosity is only vanity. Most frequently one wishes to know only to talk."