All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation.

The gifts of God are not to be rejected on account of the channel that brings them.

All wars are civil ones; for it is still man spilling his own blood, tearing out his own bowels.

I am not in the least surprised that your impression of death becomes more lively, in proportion as age and infirmity bring it nearer. God makes use of this rough trial to undeceive us in respect to our courage, to make us feel our weakness, and to keep us in all humility in His hands.

I believe that we are conforming to the divine order and the will of Providence when we are doing even indifferent things that belong to our condition.

When kings interfere in matters of religion, they enslave instead of protecting it.

Were in prayer, as indeed you ought to be.