In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.

No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more.

Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires.

I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.

Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions and intelligence are beside that great elemental point.

We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot.