Those only are despicable who fear to be despised.
Women do not know all their powers of flirtation.
As we grow older we grow both more foolish and wiser at the same time.
The appearances of goodness and merit often meet with a greater reward from the world than goodness and merit themselves.
We often act treacherously more from weakness than from a fixed motive.
Humility is the altar upon which God wishes that we should offer Him His sacrifices.