To lay down one's life for the truth.
Do you expect, forsooth, that a mother will hand down to her children principles which differ from her own?
Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.
Many commit the same crimes with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.