Roam abroad in the world, and take thy fill of its enjoyments before the day shall come when thou must quit it for good.

Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.

Roam abroad in the world, and take thy fill of its enjoyments before the day shall come when thou must quit it for good.

Wherever the tree of beneficence takes root, it sends forth branches beyond the sky!

Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.

A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.

Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.