“Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow so.”
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Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end.
Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.
Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But all science, in fact, rests on a basis of faith, for it assumes the permanence and uniformity of natural laws - a thing which can never be demonstrated.
Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the loss of both.