The true vagrant is the only king above all comparison.

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!

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

As the stag which the huntsman has hit flies through bush and brake, over stock and stone, thereby exhausting his strength but not expelling the deadly bullet from his body; so does experience show that they who have troubled consciences run from place to place, but carry with them wherever they go their dangerous wounds.

What education is to the individual, revelation is to the whole human race.

For me the greatest beauty always lies in the greatest clarity.

If some things don't make you lose your sense of reason, then you have none to lose.