the profession of the ministry is like matrimony: if it is possible for you to keep out of it, it's a sign that you've no business to go into it!
One must desire something to be alive.
the attempt to break a habit of years is necessarily experimental.
The insolence of time is like a blow in the face from an unseen enemy.
One must desire something to be alive; perhaps absolute satisfaction is only another name for Death.
A sneer is like a flame; it may occasionally be curative because it cauterizes, but it leaves a bitter scar.