If you're going to do a thing, you should do it thoroughly. If you're going to be a Christian, you may as well be a Catholic.

It is impossible to persuade a man who does not disagree, but smiles.

The sacrifice of pleasures is of course itself a pleasure.

Final perseverance is the doctrine that wins the eternal victory in small things as in great

I wouldn't take the Pope too seriously. He's a Pole first, a pope second, and maybe a Christian third.

We often laughed at others in our house, and I picked up the craft of being polite while people were present and laughing later if there was anything to laugh about.

From my experience of life I believe my personal motto should be: 'Beware of any man bringing flowers.