The power of faith will often shine forth the most when the character is naturally weak.

Pity is like eating mustard without beef.

Crimes sometimes shock us too much; vices almost always too little.

Friendship is love without its flowers or veil.

Friendship closes its eye rather than see the moon eclipsed; while malice denies that it is ever at the full.

Never put much confidence in such as put no confidence in others.

Truth, when witty, is the wittiest of all things.