All authority must be out of a man's self, turned . . . either upon an art, or upon a man.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.

It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.

Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow.

she...let the blood spill down instead of tears.

Imaginary happiness has an “end” and real happiness is “permanent”.

Religion is not removed by removing superstition.

The Dying Christian to His Soul (1712) -Vital spark of heav'nly flame! Quit, oh quit, this mortal frame: Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying, Oh the pain, the bliss of dying! Stanza 1.

As for superpower: I wish I could eat a million pastries and not gain weight. I wish I were Pastry Woman.

Nobody has a right to whip me but my own master, and nobody shall do so if I can prevent it

One of the most amazing things Jesus said is that at the judgment seat, preachers are going to say 'I cast out devils, and Jesus will say 'I never knew you.

I'm not a full model like those other girls. Mostly I was surprised that I could hang.

Faith comes not through pondering but through action.

Heaven's harmony is universal love.