“One shouldn’t be too inquisitive in life Either about God’s secrets or one’s wife.”

Patience is a conquering virtue. The learned say that, if it not desert you, It vanquishes what force can never reach; Why answer back at every angry speech? No, learn forbearance or, I’ll tell you what, You will be taught it, whether you will or not.

In love there is but little rest.

And gladly would he learn and gladly teach.

Full wise is he that can himself know.

Death is the end of every worldly pain.

Mercy surpasses justice.

All good things must come to an end.

That field hath eyen, and the wood hath ears.

Make a virtue of necessity.

Great peace is found in little busy-ness.

Time lost, as men may see, For nothing may recovered be.

The handsome gifts that fate and nature lend us Most often are the very ones that end us.

If were not foolish young, were foolish old.

One cannot scold or complain at every word. Learn to endure patiently, or else, as I live and breathe, you shall learn it whether you want or not.

A love grown old is not the love once new.

There’s never a new fashion but it’s old.

Truth always prevails. And I believe in that. I believe in God.

We account the Scriptures of God to be the most sublime philosophy.

I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God’s help I shall succeed.

Every man thinks God is on his side.

I’d say I don’t believe in God, but I’m afraid He might hear me.

There is no God any more divine than Yourself.

God has always given me the strength to say what is right.

God has no religion.