Religion which requires persecution to sustain, it is of the devil's propagation.

Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.

Faith, in order to be genuine and of any real value, must be the offspring of that divine love which Jesus manifested when He prayed for His enemies on the cross.

I have somewhere read that conscience not only sits as witness and judge within our bosoms, but also forms the prison of punishment.

Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine.

That alone can be called true refinement which elevates the soul of man, purifying the manners by improving the intellect.

A careless and blasphemous use of the name of the Divine Being is not only sinful, but it is also prima facie evidence of vulgar associations.