“Sorrow is a fruit. God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to bear it.”

“Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.”

“Succeed; that is the advice that falls, drop by drop, from the overhanging fruit of corruption.”

“Good! And what if you should happen to cough or to sneeze?" "A man who is making his escape does not cough or sneeze.”

“Strong and bitter wordes indicate a weak cause.”

“But alas, if I have not maintained my victory, it is God's fault for not making man and the devil of equal strength.”

“Profound hearts, wise minds, take life as God makes it; it is a long trial, and unintelligible preparation for the unknown destiny.”