Whatever is the object of a saint's hope is the subject of his prayer.

Some of our weaknesses are born in us, others are the result of education; it is a question which of the two gives us most trouble.

We always hope, and in all things it is better to hope than to despair.

The person of analytic or critical intellect finds something ridiculous in everything. The person of synthetic or constructive intellect, in almost nothing.

When young, one is confident to be able to build palaces for mankind, but when the time comes one has one's hands full just to be able to remove their trash.

One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.

It is only in misery that we recognize the hand of God leading good men to good.