Life is thickly sown with thorns. I know no other remedy than to pass rapidly over them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes the greater is their power to harm us.
Present opportunities are not to be neglected; they rarely visit us twice.
Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.
He who cannot shine by thought, seeks to bring himself into notice by a witticism.
Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
What can you say to a man who tells you he prefers obeying God rather than men, and that as a result he's certain he'll go to heaven if he cuts your throat?