Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what they see. It is above them and not contrary to them.

All man's troubles come from not knowing how to sit still in one room.

A mere trifle consoles us, for a mere trifle distresses us.

Don't try to add more years to your life. Better add more life to your years.

Time heals griefs and quarrels, for we change and are no longer the same persons. Neither the offender nor the offended are any more themselves.

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

As men are not able to fight against death, misery, ignorance, they have taken it into their heads, in order to be happy, not to think of them at all.