“I equally dislike the favor of the public with the love of a woman, they are both a cloying treacle to the wings of independence
“Much can be inferred about a man from his mistress: in her one beholds his weaknesses and his dreams
“We study ourselves three weeks, we love each other three months, we squabble three years, we tolerate each other thirty years, and then the children start all over again
“Only love is not enough any more for remaining nearness. Today you need all your mind for a wonderful marriage. Stop in our hectic times deliberately and daily getting power only for both of you
“A joyful heart is the normal result of a heart burning with love. Never let anything so fill you with sorrow as to make you forget the joy of Christ Risen.
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than 10,000 tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love
“Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of thought, moral principle, and love, and this may be found in the humblest condition of life
“Happy is he who still loves something he loved in the nursery: He has not been broken in two by time; he is not two men, but one, and he has saved not only his soul but his life