It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven. Nicolas Caussin More Quotes by Nicolas Caussin More Quotes From Nicolas Caussin 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, and said to his companion, This man surely will be emperor; he is so early. Nicolas Caussin empires said men 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 storms of afflictions, which happen to God's children, are encompassed with brightness and smiling felicity. Nicolas Caussin ezekiel clouds children 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 revenge. Nicolas Caussin envy tears revenge 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 thereof? Nicolas Caussin ambition fire wind 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 of gold over the face of the air and earth, and lighting it as a torch by which we might behold His works. Nicolas Caussin light air joy
