“Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness”

“Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well”

“Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ”

“People who keep dogs are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves ”

“No man, however strong, can serve ten years as schoolmaster, priest, or senator, and remain fit for anything else”

“It may be that religion is dead, and if it is, we had better know it and set ourselves to try to discover other sources of moral strength before it is too late”