Oh, a friend! How true is that old saying, that the enjoyment of one is sweeter and more necessary than that of the elements of water and fire!

It makes me hate accepting things that are probable when they are held up before me as infallibly true. I prefer these words which tone down and modify the hastiness of our propositions: "Perhaps, In some sort, Some, They say, I think," and the like.

We are never present with, but always beyond ourselves; fear, desire, hope, still push us on toward the future.

How often our involuntary facial motions testify to the thoughts we were keeping secret, and betray us to those around!

Desire and hope will push us on toward the future.

Nor is it enough to toughen up his soul; you must also toughen up his muscles.

It was truly very good reason that we should be beholden to God only, and to the favour of his grace, for the truth of so noble a belief, since from his sole bounty we receive the fruit of immortality, which consists in the enjoyment of eternal beatitude.... The more we give and confess to owe and render to God, we do it with the greater Christianity.