Resist as much as thou wilt; heaven's ways are heaven's ways.

The true vagrant is the only king above all comparison.

With a clear sky, a bright sun, and a gentle breeze, you will have friends in plenty; but let fortune frown, and the firmament be overcast, and then your friends will prove like the strings of the lute, of which you will tighten ten before you find one that will bear the stretch and keep the pitch.

When the heart dares to speak, it needs no preparation.

How can such deep-imprinted images sleep in us at times, till a word, a sound, awake them?

The search for truth is more precious than its possession.

My God, grant that my bounty may be a clear and transparent river, flowing from pure charity, and uncontaminated by self-love, ambition, or interest. Thanks are due not to me, but Thee, from whom all I possess is derived. And what are the paltry gifts for which my neighbor forgets to thank me, compared with the immense blessings for which I have so often forgotten to be grateful to Thee!