Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than tolerated.
We often experience more regret over the part we have left, than pleasure over the part we have preferred.
Literature was formerly an art and finance a trade; today it is the reverse.
Let us pray! God is just, he tries us; God is pitiful, he will comfort us; let us pray!
To love is to choose.
Present unhappiness is selfish; past sorrow is compassionate.