Nothing Is Necessary Except God, And Nothing

We Are All Bound To The Throne Of The Supreme Being By A Flexible Chain Which Restrains Without Enslaving Us. The Most Wonderful Aspect Of The Universal Scheme Of Things Is The Action Of Free Beings Under Divine Guidance.

The Concept Of Number Is The Obvious Distinction Between The Beast And Man. Thanks To Number, The Cry Becomes A Song, Noise Acquires Rhythm, The Spring Is Transformed Into A Dance, Force Becomes Dynamic, And Outlines Figures.

In The Whole Vast Dome Of Living Nature There Reigns An Open Violence, A Kind Of Prescriptive Fury Which Arms All The Creatures To Their Common Doom: As Soon As You Leave The Inanimate Kingdom You Find The Decree Of Violent Death Inscribed On The Very Frontiers Of Life.

Man Is So Muddled, So Dependent On The Things Immediately Before His Eyes, That Every Day Even The Most Submissive Believer Can Be Seen To Risk The Torments Of The Afterlife For The Smallest Pleasure.

There Is No Easy Method Of Learning Difficult Things. The Method Is To Close The Door, Give Out That You Are Not At Home, And Work.