"The greatest blessing of all is to have a wife who is pious, God-fearing, and domestic."

"The best way to drive out the devil, if he will not yield to texts of Scripture, is to jeer and flout him, for he cannot bear scorn."

"Everything that is done in this world is done by hope."

"A dog is a dog, and a cat is a cat, but a man is a man."

"If you wish to make a good prayer, go into your closet, lock the door, and throw the key out the window."