Ordinarily when a man in difficulty turns to prayer, he has already tried every other means of escape.
Moral progress is a process of isolation; the mountain tops are lonely.
Charity is the only lubricant that keeps the axle of the world creaking.
Humility is pride in God.
A drunkard is like a whiskey-bottle, all neck and belly and no head.
The bigger the dam of patience, the worse the flood when the dam breaks.