Autumn arrives like a warrior with the stain of blood upon his brazen mail. His crimson scarf is rent. His scarlet banner drips with gore. His step is like a flail upon the threshing floor.

Softly the evening came /with the sunset/.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

Into each life some rain must fall.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.

Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

If you listen to music every day, you will strengthen your soul.

Fate is by far the greatest mystery of all.

When you hate something, you chain yourself to it.

The blessing always comes back to the door of the author.

Don’t let your life speed out of control. Live intentionally. Do something today that will last beyond your lifetime.

Bedevil the devil and devil be dammed. I fear no devil and bow to no man. - Adam Black

In athletics, older runners tend to go for longer races, but it's the opposite in swimming because your body can't handle the endurance.

I have to give people time to take a picture, and sign autographs. I have to be generous to people. It is in my heart. Without that, I would not be Manny Pacquiao.

The Absolute Truth can be perceived by a repentant heart.

When I was born ... the doctor came out to the waiting room and said to my father ... I'm very sorry. We did everything we could ... but he pulled through.