Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.

A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.

Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.

I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don't fear Him.

You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.

When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.

It's no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.

If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.

God cannot and will not give us a sense of lasting pleasure apart from him, because it violates his purpose and our design. Psalm 34:8 reads, “Taste and see that the LORD is good.

When we all stand before the judgment seat of Christ, we will have our true motives revealed.

Now, when it's time to get down to business, I get down to business.

I am so glad that I get to maintain a relatively down-to-earth lifestyle.

It is very important that your career raises your awareness. If your career is lowering your personal power, then it has got to change.

Those who know the normal life of the poor... will realize well enough that without economic security, liberty is not worth having.

It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty.

The history of architecture is the history of the struggle for light.

Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people.

Complaints are vain; we will try to. do better another time. To-morrow and to-morrow. A few designs and a few failures, and the time of designing is past.