It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only by defying it that the brave escape.
If we would destroy the Christian religion, we must first of all destroy man's belief in the Bible.
All succeeds with people who are sweet and cheerful.
To announce truths is an infallible receipt for being persecuted.
Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.
There are two things for which animals are to be envied: they know nothing of future evils, or of what people say about them.