If I could believe that this was said sincerely, I could put up with anything.
Crime, like virtue, has its degrees.
He who bridles the fury of the billows knows also to put a stop to the secret plans of the wicked. Submitting with respect to His holy will, I fear God, and have no other fear.
Hell, covering all with its gloomy vapors, has cast shadows on even the holiest eyes.
A noble heart cannot suspect in others the pettiness and malice that it has never felt.
Do you think you can be righteous and holy with impunity?