A plodding diligence brings us sooner to our journey's end than a fluttering way of advancing by starts.

He that serves God for Money, will serve the Devil for better Wages.

Wickedness may prosper for a while.

The devil helps his servants for a season; but when they get into a pinch; he leaves them in the lurch.

A universal applause is seldom less than two thirds of a scandal

Men are not to be judged by their looks, habits, and appearances; but by the character of their lives and conversations, and by their works.

If we should cease to be generous and charitable because another is sordid and ungrateful, it would be much in the power of vice to extinguish Christian virtues.

Figure-flingers and star-gazers pretend to foretell the fortunes of kingdoms, and have no foresight in what concerns themselves.

It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable.

Much tongue and much judgment seldom go together.

Passions, as fire and water, are good servants, but bad masters, and subminister to the best and worst purposes.

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

Devices are getting smarter - your television, your car - and that means more data spread around. There needs to be a fabric that connects all these devices. That's what we do.

I believe above the storm the smallest prayer will still be heard.

True beauty dwells on high: ours is a flame But borrowed thence to light us thither. Beauty and beauteous words should go together.

We have an extreme rightwing government in Britain, although it's called the Labour government. That's confused a lot of people, but it's confusing them less and less.

Mr. Speaker, in seeking to return to the United Nations, the Republic of China on Taiwan will once again ask diplomatic allies to present its case before the United Nations this fall.

The issue ultimately involved is whether there is a source of truth higher than, and independent of, man; and the answer to the question is decisive for one’s view of the nature and destiny of man.

Know yourself; keep your circle tight. Keep your friends and your work circle tight.

If love is something you cherish, it is hard to glean much joy from death, even in one's enemies.

I could puke on myself and still be good looking.