Old age is not one of the beauties of creation, but it is one of its harmonies.
Time is the shower of Danae; each drop is golden.
Let our lives be pure as snowfields, where our steps leave a mark but no stain.
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.
People read every thing nowadays, except books.
The most dangerous of all flattery is the inferiority of those about us.