Patience is the analogue of God's serenity.
Moral progress is a process of isolation; the mountain tops are lonely.
The fact that you have been knocked down is interesting, but the length of time you remained down is important.
A youth's knowledge is like a cheap shotgun-likely to do as much damage to the owner as to the game.
Autumn is a hint from God to Old Age.
The statesman shears the sheep; the politician skins them.