When credulity comes from the heart it does no harm to the intellect.
Religion is neither a theology nor a theosophy; it is more than that, it is a discipline, a law, a yoke, an indissoluble engagement.
The dregs may stir themselves as they please; they fall back to the bottom by their own coarseness.
In bringing up a child, think of its old age.
Children must be rendered reasonable, but not reasoners. The first thing to teach them is that it is reasonable for them to obey, and unreasonable for them to dispute.
Know that morality is a curb, not a spur.
The supreme sway of chastity over the senses makes her queenly.
The soul that is the abode of chastity acquires an energy which enables her to surmount with ease the obstacles that lie along the path of duty.
Politeness smooths wrinkles.
Reason is a bee, and exists only on what it makes; his usefulness takes the place of beauty.
We should do good whenever we can and do kindness at all times, for at all times we can.
Moderation consists in being moved as angels are moved.
Haughty people seem to me to have, like the dwarfs, the stature of a child and the face of a man.
Grace imitates modesty, as politeness imitates kindness.
There are some heads which have no windows, and the day can never strike from above; nothing enters from heavenard.
When you give, give with joy and smiling.
To be an agreeable guest one need only enjoy oneself.
Fear loves the idea of danger.
God multiplies intelligence, which communicates itself, like fire, ad infinitum. Light a thousand torches at one touch, the flame remains always the same.
The joy which is caused by truth and noble thoughts shows itself in the words by which they are expressed.