Reason can tell how love affects us, but cannot tell what love is.
If there's a job to be done, I always ask the busiest man in my parish to take it on and it gets done.
Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.
Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere.
What I spent, I had; What I kept, I lost; What I gave, I have.
Work is not a curse, but drudgery is.