Quote #22749
Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins...
Quote #12723
For the birds that cannot soar, God has provided low branches.
Quote #5558
In spite of everything that has happened, I still believe that people are really...
Quote #17506
The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
Quote #28767
Concern should drive us into action, not into a depression.
Quote #26970
A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once...
Quote #20602
It is with narrow-souled people as with narrow necked bottles the less they have...
Quote #30428
Poorly written novels–no matter how pious and edifying the behavior of the characters–are not...
Quote #8145
Gravity is a habit that is hard to shake off.
Quote #20568
The lusts and greeds of the body scandalize the Soul but it has to...