It is rare that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman.

The wretched and miserable should turn to their Saviour first, yet they do not hope in Him until all other hope is exhausted.

...remember that what has once been done may be done again.

It is not the tree that forsakes the flower, but the flower that forsakes the tree.

We’ll go where the air is pure, where all sounds are soothing, where, no matter how proud one may be, one feels humble and finds oneself small- in short, we’ll go to the sea. I love the sea as one loves a mistress and I long for her when I haven’t seen her for some time

Learning does not make one learned: there are those who have knowledge and those who have understanding. The first requires memory and the second philosophy

If you wish to discover the guilty person, first find out to whom the crime might be useful.