In the light of eternity we shall see that what we desired would have been fatal to us, and that what we would have avoided was essential to our well-being.

Nothing is more despicable than a professional talker who uses his words as a quack uses his remedies

Let us often think of our own infirmities, and we shall become indulgent toward those of others.

Peace does not dwell in outward things, but within the soul.

It is better to die than to tell a lie

Before putting yourself in peril, it is necessary to foresee and fear it; but when one is there, nothing remains but to despise it.

No human power can force the intrenchments of the human mind: compulsion never persuades; it only makes hypocrites.