Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the loss of both.

Any act often repeated soon forms a habit; and habit allowed, steady gains in strength, At first it may be but as a spider's web, easily broken through, but if not resisted it soon binds us with chains of steel.

Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end.

Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven.

Mystery is but another name for ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly plain!