Jesus was in a garden, not of delight as the first Adam, in which he destroyed himself and the whole human race, but in one of agony, in which he saved himself and the whole human race.

The serene, silent beauty of a holy life is the most powerful influence in the world, next to the night of God.

Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back.

Seeing too much to deny and too little to be sure, I am in a state to be pitied.

Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary acts, force our involuntary.

All the good maxims which are in the world fail when applied to one's self.

The world is ruled by force, not by opinion; but opinion uses force.