Gentleness is the outgrowth of benignity.

Yes, thou art ever present, power divine; not circumscribed by time, nor fixed by space, confined to altars, nor to temples bound. In wealth, in want, in freedom, or in chains, in dungeons or on thrones, the faithful find thee.

Everything which relates to God is infinite. We must therefore, while we keep our hearts humble, keep our aims high. Our highest services are indeed but finite, imperfect. But as God is unlimited in goodness, He should have our unlimited love.

Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.

Those who want nothing are apt to forget how many there are who want every thing.

Life though a short, is a working day. Activity may lead to evil; but inactivity cannot be led to good.

Indeed, I have, alas! outlived almost every one of my contemporaries. One pays dear for living long.