God is near you, is with you, is inside you.

That poverty is no disaster is understood by everyone who has not yet succumbed to the madness of greed and luxury that turns everything topsy-turvy.

Lay hold of today's task, and you will not depend so much upon tomorrow's.

If ever you come upon a grove of ancient trees which have grown to an exceptional height, shutting out a view of sky by a veil of pleached and intertwining branches, then the loftiness of the forest, the seclusion of the spot and your marvel at the thick unbroken shade in the midst of the open spaces, will prove to you the presence of deity.

Remove severe restraint and what will become of virtue?

The worst thing about getting old is evil men cease to fear you

What once were vices are manners now.