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

Miracles are God's coups d'etat.

The Christian's God is a God of metamorphoses. You cast grief into his bosom: you draw thence, peace. You cast in despair: 'tis hope that rises to the surface. It is a sinner whose heart he moves. It is a saint who returns him thanks.

What I value most next to eternity is time.

The most culpable of the excesses of Liberty is the harm she does herself.

Providence has hidden a charm in difficult undertakings, which is appreciated only by those who dare to grapple with them.

America has begun her career at the culminating point of life, as Adam did at the age of thirty.