He that writeth in blood and proverbs doth not want to be read, but learnt by heart.

It was Christianity which first painted the devil on the worlds walls; It was Christianity which first brought sin into the world. Belief in the cure which it offered has now been shaken to it's deepest roots; but belief in the sickness which it taught and propagated continues to exists.

The magnitude of a progress is gauged by the greatness of the sacrifice that it requires.

The trodden worm curls up. This testifies to its caution. It thus reduces its chances of being trodden upon again. In the language of morality: Humility.

A friend whose hopes we cannot satisfy is a friend we would rather have as an enemy.

Illness is a clumsy attempt to arrive at health: we must come to nature's aid with intellect.

The 'kingdom of Heaven' is a condition of the heart - not something that comes 'upon the earth' or 'after death.'