The consciousness of the falsity of present pleasures, and the ignorance of the vanity of absent pleasures, cause inconstancy.
The law required what it could not give. Grace gives that which it requires.
Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God.
All of our miseries prove our greatness. They are the miseries of a dethroned monarch.
Don't try to add more years to your life. Better add more life to your years.
Christian piety annihilates the egoism of the heart; worldly politeness veils and represses it.