Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is born vanquished.

Let us not fail to scatter along our pathway the seeds of kindness and sympathy. Some of them will doubtless perish; but if one only lives, it will perfume our steps and rejoice our eyes.

I like people to be saints; but I want them to be first and superlatively honest men.

We recognize the action of God in great things: we exclude it in small. We forget that the Lord of eternity is also the Lord of the hour.

Liberty must be a mighty thing; for by it God punishes and rewards nations.

We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly.

It would seem that by our sorrows only are we called to a knowledge of the Infinite. Are we happy? The limits of life constrain us on all sides.