"In truth, I left the Congregation only canonically, but my heart has always been that of a Salesian and my way of bei…"

"When young persons are summoned from this world ere they have mingled in its sinful pursuits, they can be readily yie…"

"I can live as the boys live, and if God wishes the work to succeed, He will surely provide the means."

"In looking after the interests of the child it is necessary to cultivate the heart. You must eradicate the vices of y…"

"However great this addition to the number of facts serving to elucidate the natural history of these most interesting…"

"The apparent function of the Diatomacae in the economy nature, viz. to vivify, as it were, the immensity of the ocean…"

"Castracane was a devout priest as well as an enthusiastic investigator."

"• Let the future historian, if he will, add beauty of expression and the charm of polished diction to this plain, unp…"

"The fatalities which destroyed the men of another period originated in crafty diplomacy, soothing promises, and flatt…"

"What more serious question can there be, than to enter upon an inquiry into the various stages of the vast system of …"