Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.

Invoked or not invoked, the god is present.

Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the same flower, when rank and running to seed.

Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing in the realm of nature, whether sacred or profane, out of which profit cannot be squeezed.

It seems to me to be the best proof of an evangelical disposition, that persons are not angry when reproached, and have a Christian charity for those that ill deserve it.

There is no joy in possession without sharing.

A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie.