To The Irreligious Person Heaven Would Be

Stuffing Birds Or Playing Stringed Instruments Is An Elegant Pastime, And A Resource To The Idle, But It Is Not Education.

Flagrant Evils Cure Themselves By Being Flagrant.

It Is Often Said That Second Thoughts Are Best. So They Are In Matters Of Judgment But Not In Matters Of Conscience.

Faith Is Illuminative, Not Operative; It Does Not Force Obedience, Though It Increases Responsibility; It Heightens Guilt, But It Does Not Prevent Sin. The Will Is The Source Of Action.

It Is Seldom We Have The Heart To Throw Ourselves, If I May So Speak, On The Divine Arm; We Dare Not Trust Ourselves On The Waters, Though Christ Bids Us. We Have Not St. Peter's Love To Ask Leave To Come To Him Upon The Sea. When We Once Are Filled With That Heavenly Charity, We Can Do All Things, Because We Attempt All Things - For To Attempt Is To Do.