If he did not succeed, he at least failed in a glorious undertaking.
Use the occasion, for it passes swiftly.
In the make-up of human beings, intelligence counts for more than our hands, and that is our true strength.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
The glow of inspiration warms us; this holy rapture springs from the seeds of the Divine mind sown in man.
Minds that are ill at ease are agitated by both hope and fear.