“A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be bothered with sex and all that sort of thing.
“A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent
“To be among people one loves, that's sufficient; to dream, to speak to them, to be silent among them, to think of indifferent things; but among them, everything is equal
“It is a great misfortune not to possess sufficient wit to speak well, nor sufficient judgment to keep silent
“True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment
“The human heart has hidden treasures, in secret kept, in silence sealed; the thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, whose charms were broken if revealed
“It is no little wisdom for you to keep yourself in silence and in good peace when evil words are spoken to you, and to turn your heart to God and not to be troubled with the judgment of others