Death is the justification of all the ways of the Christian, the last end of all his sacrifices, the touch of the Great Master which completes the picture.

When we see the shameful fortunes amassed in all quarters of the globe, are we not impelled to exclaim that Judas' thirty pieces of silver have fructified across the centuries?

We are always looking into the future, but we see only the past.

We expect everything and are prepared for nothing.

The root of sanctity is sanity. A man must be healthy before he can be holy. We bathe first, and then perfume.

We are rich only through what we give.

To have ideas is to gather flowers; to think is to weave them into garlands.