We are all bound to the throne of the Supreme Being by a flexible chain which restrains without enslaving us. The most wonderful aspect of the universal scheme of things is the action of free beings under divine guidance.

I do not know what the heart of a rascal may be, but I know what is in the heart of an honest man; it is horrible.

A child is an angel dependent on man

We are tainted by modern philosophy which has taught us that all is good, whereas evil has polluted everything and in a very real sense all is evil, since nothing is in its proper place.

There is no easy method of learning difficult things. The method is to close the door, give out that you are not at home, and work.

It is one of man's curious idiosyncrasies to create difficulties for the pleasure of resolving them.

To know how to wait. It is the great secret of success.