“Heaven grant us patience with a man in love.”

“There may be heaven; there must be hell; meantime, there is our earth here - well!”

“Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ”

“Sensual love deceives one as to the nature of heavenly love; it could not do so alone, but since it unconsciously has the element of heavenly love within it, it can do so.”

“In heaven I yearn for knowledge, account all else inanity; On earth I confess an itch for the praise of fools - that's vanity”

“Philosophy will clip an angel's wings”