Trouble And Perplexity Drive Me To Prayer,

Courage Is A Virtue Only So Far As It Is Directed By Prudence.

Simplicity Is The Straightforwardness Of A Soul Which Refuses Itself Any Reaction With Regard To Itself Or Its Deeds. This Virtue Differs From And Surpasses Sincerity. We See Many People Who Are Sincere Without Being Simple. They Do Not Wish To Be Taken For Other Than What They Are; But They Are Always Fearing Lest They Should Be Taken For What They Are Not.

We Can Often Do More For Other Men By Trying To Correct Our Own Faults Than By Trying To Correct Theirs.

Let Gratitude For The Past Inspire Us With Trust For The Future.

The Past But Lives In Written Words: A Thousand Ages Were Blank If Books Had Not Evoked Their Ghosts, And Kept The Pale Unbodied Shades To Warn Us From Fleshless Lips.