Though I do not believe that my desire for Paradise proves that I shall enjoy it, I think it a pretty good indication that such a thing exists and that some men will.

Love is never wasted, for its value does not rest upon reciprocity.

Though under earth, and throneless now I be Yet while I lived all earth was under me.

If my house has collapsed at one blow, that is because it was a house of cards. The faith which 'took these things into account' was not faith but imagination.

In silence and in meditation on the eternal truths, I hear the voice of God which excites our hearts to greater love.

Nothing is more characteristically juvenile than contempt for juvenility. . . youth's characteristic chronological snobbery.

Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.