Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
So he that despairs, limits an Infinite Power to a Finite Apprehension, and measures Providence by his own little, contracted Model.
A true friend is the gift of God, and He only who made hearts can unite them.
Abstinence is the great strengthener and clearer of reason.
Folly enlarges men's desires while it lessens their capacities.
Aristotle was but a wreck of an Adam, and Athens but the rubbish of an Eden. How completely sin has defaced the divine image in man! That man has lost his righteousness and happiness is clearly evident as we look at the state of the world today!