The famous Apollonius being very early at Vespasian's gate, and finding him stirring, from thence conjectured that he was worthy to govern an empire,…

- Nicolas Caussin

We should render thanks to God for having produced this temporal light, which is the smile of heaven and joy of the world, spreading it like a cloth …

- Nicolas Caussin

It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven.

- Nicolas Caussin

The cloud which appeared to the prophet Ezekiel carried with it winds and storms, but it was environed with a golden circle, to teach us that the sto…

- Nicolas Caussin

They say that love and tears are learned without any master; and I may say that there is no great need of studying at the court to learn envy and rev…

- Nicolas Caussin

Ambition is a devouring fire, who can poise it? It is a wind, who can fathom it? It is an abyss, who is able to recount the sources and issues thereo…

- Nicolas Caussin