Men are always invoking justice; yet it is justice which should make them tremble.

Miracles are God's coups d'etat.

Impassioned characters never attain their mark till they have overshot it.

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.

I love victory, but I love not triumph.

The inventory of my faith for this lower world is soon made out. I believe in Him who made it.

The world has no sympathy with any but positive griefs. It will pity you for what you lose; never for what you lack