“It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in joke.”

A man with courage has every blessing.

As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.

It is best to know the worst at once.

Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.

All men love themselves.

I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.

Practice yourself what you preach.

Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.

I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.

Always bring money along with your complaints.

Courage is its own reward.

Women have many faults, but the worst of them all is that they are too pleased with themselves and take too little pains to please the men.

Let deeds match words.

Man proposes, God disposes.

That man is worthless who knows how to receive a favor, but not how to return one.

It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.

Convention is the ruler of all.

The first act of love is always the giving of attention.

If I feel like I’ve done the best that I can or conducted myself in the most constructive way that I can in a situation, then I feel peace.

In solitude we find psychic distance, the perspective from which we can see, in the light of eternity, the created things that trap, worry, and oppress us.

God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure – people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.

If one burdens the future with one’s worries, it cannot grow organically. I am filled with confidence, not that I shall succeed in worldly things, but that even when things go badly for me I shall still find life good and worth living.

To admit that there is any such thing as chance, in the common acceptation of the term, would be to attempt to establish a power independent of God.

Feelings are good servants, but they are disastrous masters.