A cold coming they had of it, at this time of the year; just the worst time of the year to take a journey, and specially a long journey, in.

Pray we for the Clergy; that they may rightly divide, that they may rightly walk; that while they teach others, themselves may learn.

We know that the body needs bread, therefore we seek for bread for it: so must we seek for the food of the soul.

Two things I recognize, O Lord, in myself: Nature, which Thou hast made; Sin, which I have added.

Take away, O Lord, the veil of my heart while I read the Scriptures.

For having wealth and wherewithal to "do good", if you do it not, talk not of faith, for you have no faith in you.

Wisdom ruleth in counsel -- so do riches.

What shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? Keep the commandments.

There is no part of the whole course of our Saviour Christ's life or death, but it is well worthy our looking on; and from each part in it there goeth virtue to do us good.

The Lord is my strength, my strong rock, my defense, my deliverer, the horn of my salvation, and my refuge. Amen.

He who hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none.

Good things are associated with blue, like clear days, more than singing the blues. Just the word 'blue' in the singular is full of optimism and positive connotation to most people.

Today, ... anything you can come up with that works is worth trying.

The absurd is sin without God.

I know I'm never as good or bad as one single performance. I've never believed in my critics or my worshippers, and I've always been able to leave the game at the arena.

Ive obviously got one of those faces that people can forget.

I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse and in a republican government more than in any other.

I'm trying to teach people not to be selfish. That's the thing. If you have a good thing share it. Of course we're not in a sexual relationship.

The more we live with what we imagine others think of us, the less we live with truth.

I try to procrastinate, if I can, productively, like I'll work on something else as procrastination. Or I take a walk. Because often I find, if you get out, more things come to you.

At the time I did not know that stories of life are often more like rivers than books.