"I, at any rate, am convinced that He [God] is not playing at dice."

"Time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value."

"It is a timeless truth that every scar carries the quiet memory of a battle faced and survived — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness."

"The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless."

"Religion is not only a part of education, an element of humanity, but the center of everything else, always the first and the ultimate, the absolutely original."

"A humble soul understands that the melody of life is composed of both highs and lows."