Do not be guilty of possessing a library of learned books while lacking learning yourself.

Heaven grant that the burden you carry may have as easy an exit as it had an entrance. Prayer To A Pregnant Woman

Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin.

What passes out of one's mouth passes into a hundred ears. It is a great misfortune not to have sense enough to speak well.

I am a citizen of the world, known to all and to all a stranger.

Before you sleep, read something that is exquisite, and worth remembering.

Sacred scripture is of course the basic authority for everything; yet I sometimes run across ancient sayings or pagan writings - even the poets - so purely and reverently and admirably expressed that I can't help believing the author's hearts were moved by some divine power. And perhaps the spirit of Christ is more widespread than we understand, and the company of the saints includes many not on our calendar.