Order my footsteps by Thy Word and make my heart sincere; let sin have no dominion, Lord, but keep my conscience clear.

The eyes of a man in the jaundice make yellow observations on everything; and the soul tinctured with any passion diffuses a false color over the appearance of things.

Everyday is a birthday; every moment of it is new to us; we are born again, renewed for fresh work and endeavor.

Do not hover always on the surface of things, nor take up suddenly with mere appearances; but penetrate into the depth of matters, as far as your time and circumstances allow, especially in those things which relate to your profession.

A hermit who has been shut up in his cell in a college has contracted a sort of mould and rust upon his soul.

When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true one, then it is properly called a sophism or fallacy.

Forbid it Lord that I should boast, save in the death of Christ, my God: All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.