Discouragement is of all ages: In youth it is a presentiment, in old age a remembrance.

Hatred like love feeds on the merest trifles.

Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve. It is a perfect maze of intrigue.

Gentleness in the gait is what simplicity is in the dress. Violent gestures or quick movements inspire involuntary disrespect.

The first thing necessary to win the heart of a woman is opportunity.

The Police and the Society of Jesus posses in common the virtue of never forsaking their enemies as friends.

Vocations which we wanted to pursue, but didn't, bleed, like colors, on the whole of our existence.