A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
No one ever sowed the grain of generosity who gathered not up the harvest of the desire of his heart.
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
God preserve us! If men knew what is done in secret, no one would be free from the interference of others.
Wherever the tree of beneficence takes root, it sends forth branches beyond the sky!