The monuments of the nations are all protests against nothingness after death; so are statues and inscriptions; so is history.

Pure wisdom always directs itself towards God; the purest wisdom is knowledge of God.

Riches take wings, comforts vanish, hope withers away,but love stays with us. Love is God.

What children we are, even the wisest! When God walks the earth, his steps are often centuries apart.

To begin a reform, go not into the places of the great and rich; go rather to those whose cups of happiness are empty--to the poor and humble.

The monuments of the nations are all protests against nothingness after death; so are statues and inscriptions; so is history.

Would you hurt a woman worst, aim at her affections.