There is something in humility which, strangely enough, exalts the heart, and something in pride which debases it.

To wisdom belongs the intellectual apprehension of eternal things; to knowledge, the rational knowledge of temporal things.

Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked.

Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.

My weight is my love.

Even in waging war, cherish the spirit of peace-maker; that, by conquering those whom you attack, you may lead them back to the advantages of peace.

God is more anxious to bestow his blessings on us than we are to receive them.