Feelings come, and feelings go, and feelings are deceiving. My warrant is the Word of God, naught else is worth believing.

The Lord commonly gives riches to foolish people, to whom he gives nothing else.

I must remain a child and pupil of the Catechism, and am glad so to remain.

Even like as St. Paul was converted, just so are all others converted; for we all resist God, but the Holy Ghost draws the will of mankind, when he pleases, through preaching.

In this Revolution no plans have been written for retreat.

Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women?

Where faith is not continually kept in motion and exercised, it weakens and decreases, so that it must indeed vanish; and yet we do not see nor feel this weakness ourselves, except in times of need and temptation, when unbelief rages too strongly; and yet for that very reason faith must have temptations in which it may battle and grow.