 Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end. |
| To rejoice in another's prosperity is to give content to your lot; to mitigate another's grief is to alleviate or dispel your own. |
| Mystery is but another name for ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly plain! |
| Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past. |
| Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them. |
| High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds. |
| Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the loss of both. |
