Avarice, with all its black attendants, is confessedly a crime of old age, and seldom arrives at maturity till accompanied with gray hairs.

What the eye does not see, the heart does not rue

prayer must be, in its own nature, absurd and impertinent.

I am strangely addicted to the writing of long letters, which, I am afraid, tire you; and for the future, I believe, I must be less communicative, in order to be less troublesome.

How tedious is time, when his wings are loaded with expectation!

Oaths and curses are a proof of a most heroic courage, at least in appearance, which answers the same end.

swearing is, as I have said, learning to the ignorant, eloquence to the blockhead, vivacity to the stupid, and wit to the coxcomb.

Virtue is the music of the soul, the harmony of the passions.

Bare heights of loneliness...a wilderness whose burning winds sweep over glowing sands, what are they to HIM? Even there He can refresh us, even there He can renew us.

Inside, my spirit is sparkling like foam on the crest of a wave at high tide under a full moon.

If you talk about it, it's a dream, if you envision it, it's possible, but if you schedule it, it's real.

We do remember once we were wrong sacrificing everything for idols and stones likewise today for ghost and phantoms.

Goodnight sweet prince, may flights of devils wing you to your rest.

When I step into the batters box and hear my team say my name and they all cheer for me i feel as if i need to hit the ball for them! Softball is life and nothing comes before it

Cardinal arithmetic will be quite important for us, so we spend some time on it. Since, however, it tends to be trivial, we shall not need to spend much of this time on proofs.

Things are recalibrated according to new perspectives and perceptions. It's fascinating to me.

When you have a set of characters, you have to fall in love with them and care about them as each individual character.

I'm a terrible cook, but if I could cook, I would see that in art as well, it's how much creative energy you put into something.