Unfortunates, who ought to begin with God, do not have any hope in him till they have exhausted all other means of deliverance.

For the happy man prayer is only a jumble of words, until the day when sorrow comes to explain to him the sublime language by means of which he speaks to God.

Everyone knows that God protects drunkards and lovers.

God, who might have directed the assassin's dagger so as to end your career in a moment, has given you this quarter of an hour for repentance. Reflect, then, wretched man, and repent.

God is merciful to all, as he has been to you; he is first a father, then a judge.

God may seem sometimes to forget for a while, whilst his justice reposes, but there always comes a moment when he remembers.

Raoul, sappiate sempre distinguere i re dalla monarchia. Il re è soltanto un uomo, la monarchia è lo spirito di Dio. Quando voi sarete in dubbio di sapere chi dovete servire, abbandonate l'apparenza materiale per il principio invisibile. Perché il principio invisibile è tutto. Solamente Dio ha voluto rendere tangibile questo principio incarnandolo in un uomo.