It is a youthful failing to be unable to control one's impulses.

The customs of that most criminal nation (Israel) have gained such strength that they have now been received in all lands. The conquered have given laws to the conquerors.

All my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up.

There is this blessing, that while life has but one entrance, it has exits innumerable, and as I choose the house in which I live, the ship in which I will sail, so will I choose the time and manner of my death.

Those that are a friend to themselves are sure to be a friend to all.

Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding.

No emotion falls into dislike so readily as sorrow.