God often visits us, but most of the time we are not at home.

The habit of prayer communicates a penetrating sweetness to the glance, the voice, the smile, the tears,--to all one says, or does, or writes.

Say nothing good of yourself, you will be distrusted; say nothing bad of yourself, you will be taken at your word.

The Holy Scriptures praise the dew of the morning and the dew of the evening; ros matutinum, ros serotinum! Happy is he who possesses the gift of tears! when young, he will bear flowers; when old, fruit!

Solitude vivifies, isolation kills.

It is a very rare thing for a man of talent to succeed by his talent.

We love justice greatly, and just men but little.