Wisdom is that apprehension of heavenly things to which the spirit rises through love.
Emulation admires and strives to imitate great actions; envy is only moved to malice.
For the person who loves God, worship is the daily bread of patience.
Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow.
Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing.
The victory always has a lot of parents but the defeat is always an orphan.