The folly which we might have ourselves committed is the one which we are least ready to pardon in another.
To love is to choose.
Nothing vivifies, and nothing kills, like the emotions.
When orators and auditors have the same prejudices, those prejudices run a great risk of being made to stand for incontestable truths.
Lofty mountains are full of springs; great hearts are full of tears.
God often visits us, but most of the time we are not at home.