» Many children, many cares; no children, no felicity.
» Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.
» Affliction, like the iron-smith, shapes as it smites.
» Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for.
» Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared, and with it none despised.
» Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who has overcome it.
» Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination.
» There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.
» The great artist is a slave to his ideals.
» Every trait of beauty may be referred to some virtue, as to innocence, candor, generosity, modesty, or heroism. St. Pierre To cultivate the sense of the beautiful, is one of the most effectual ways of cultivating an appreciation of the divine goodness.