In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don't.

Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what they see. It is above them and not contrary to them.

If we submit everything to reason our religion will be left with nothing mysterious or supernatural. If we offend the principles of reason our religion will be absurd and ridiculous . . . There are two equally dangerous extremes: to exclude reason, to admit nothing but reason.

It is natural for the mind to believe and for the will to love; so that, for want of true objects, they must attach themselves to false.

There are two kinds of people one can call reasonable: those who serve God with all their heart because they know him, and those who seek him with all their heart because they do not know him.

Men often take their imagination for their heart; and they believe they are converted as soon as they think of being converted.