Death is as near to the young as to the old; here is all the difference: death stands behind the young man's back, before the old man's face..

The hypocrite, certainly, is a secret atheist; for if he did believe there was a God, he durst not be so bold as to deceive Him to His face..

There is no coming to heaven with dry eyes..

Let us not make the poor our friends by our alms, not our enemies by our scorns. We had better have the ears of God full of their prayers, than heaps….