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

We make an idol of truth itself; for truth apart from charity is not God, but His image and idol, which we must neither love nor worship.

There are plenty of maxims in the world; all that remains is to apply them.

Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.

Great and small suffer the same mishaps.

How shall one who is so weak in his childhood become really strong when he grows older? We only change our fancies.

Law was once introduced without reason, and has become reasonable.