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"He who ruleth the raging of the sea, knows also how to check the designs of the ungodly. I submit myself with reverence to His Holy Will. O Abner, I fear my God, and I fear none but Him."
"Crime like virtue has its degrees; and timid innocence was never known to blossom suddenly into extreme license."
"My only hope lies in my despair."
"To repair the irreparable ravages of time."
"None love, but they who wish to love."
"Innocence has nothing to dread."
"The feeling of mistrust is always the last which a great mind acquires."
"Sir, that much prudence calls for too much worry; I cannot foresee misfortunes so far away."
"Do you think you can be righteous and holy with impunity?"
"To save our imperiled honor everything must be sacrificed, even virtue."
"I am a man, and nothing that concerns a man do I deem a matter of indifference to me."
"Small crimes always precedes great ones."
"I have pushed virtue to outright brutality."
"Henceforth the majesty of God revere;Fear Him, and you have nothing else to fear."
"Hell, covering all with its gloomy vapors, has cast shadows on even the holiest eyes."
"Have there ever been more submissive slaves? Adoring, even in their irons, the God who punishes them."
"Without money honor is merely a disease."
"The joys of the evil flow away like a torrent."
"He who laughs on Friday will weep on Sunday."
"On the throne, one has many worries; and remorse is the one that weighs the least."