If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.
Not all citizens can be equally strong; but they can all be equally free.
Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.
The first clergyman was the first rascal who met the first fool.
Everything's fine today, that is our illusion.
Persistence with patience and prayer pays with profits, prosperity and peace of mind.