One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.
Great thoughts and a pure heart, that is what we should ask from God.
Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one.
There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one’s self on lies and fables.
The Christian religion, which, often enough dismembered and scattered abroad, will ever in the end gather itself together at the foot of the cross.
One is never deceived, but rather deceives oneself.
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
