Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular action.

There is no being eloquent for atheism. In that exhausted receiver the mind cannot use its wings, - the clearest proof that it is out of its element.

What hypocrites we seem to be whenever we talk of ourselves! Our words sound so humble, while our hearts are so proud.

Man is a mixed being, made up of a spiritual soul and of a fleshly body; the angels are pure spirits, herein nearer to God, only that they are created and finite in all respects, free from decay, free from the power of death, whereas God is infinite and uncreated.

A mother should give her children a superabundance of enthusiasm; that after they have lost all they are sure to lose on mixing with the world, enough may still remain to prompt fated support them through great actions.

The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it.

Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular action.