Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed.

We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire changes.

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

There's a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times the gifts it asks.

To err is human; to forgive, divine. -Alexander Pope.

Renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of the world.

A miser grows rich by seeming poor; an extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich.

A penny will hide the biggest star in the universe if you hold it close enough to your eye.

Fra Lippo, we have learned from thee A lesson of humanity: To every mother's heart forlorn, In every house the Christ is born.

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

Great minds ... discuss ideas. Average minds ... discuss events. Small minds ... discuss people.

We cannot find in the Old Testament the fondly drawn distinction of our latter days between the natural and the supernatural, for the whole of the natural order is so directly linked with God that its conservation must be regarded as a kind of continuous creation, quite as dependent on God's creative Word as when first the heavens and the earth were made.

One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

What female heart can gold despise? What cat's averse to fish?

O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-toothed unkindness, like a vulture, here.

For what avail the plough or sail, Or land or life, if freedom fail?

Not only is there no God, but try finding a plumber on Sunday.

Writ in the climate of heaven, in the language spoken by angels.

Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.