If we were faultless we should not be so much annoyed by the defects of those with whom we associate.

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

Speak, move, act in peace.

There were some who said that a man at the point of death was more free than all others, because death breaks every bond, and over the dead the united world has no power.

He who prays without confidence cannot hope that his prayers will be granted.

Fear is like the strong medicine used to fight serious diseases; it purges, but it also alters your temperament and wears out the body organs. A person who is driven by fear will always be the weaker for it

Prayer is so necessary, and the source of so many blessings, that he who has discovered the treasure cannot be prevented from having recourse to it, whenever he has an opportunity.