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

I put up with this church, in the hope that one day it will become better, just as it is constrained to put up with me in the hope that I will become better.

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.

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.

You'll see certain Pythagorean whose belief in communism of property goes to such lengths that they pick up anything lying about unguarded, and make off with it without a qualm of conscience as if it had come to them by law.

Frugality is a handsome income.

War is sweet to those who have not experienced it.