Blest are the pure in heart, for they shall see our God. The secret of the Lord is theirs; Their soul is Christ's abode.

Peace is the first thing the angels sang.

And help us, this and every day, to live more nearly as we pray.

Sweet is the infant's waking smile, And sweet the old man's rest-- But middle age by no fond wile, No soothing calm is blest.

Once you make up your mind never to stand waiting and hesitating when your conscience tells you what you ought to do, and you have got the key to every blessing that a sinner can reasonably hope for.

When you find yourself overpowered, as it were, by melancholy, the best way is to go out and do something.

If the Church of England were to fail, it would be found in my parish

Give us grace to listen well.

New every morning is the love Our waking and uprising prove, Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restored to life and power and thought.

Why should we faint and fear to live alone,Since all alone, so Heaven has willed, we die?Nor even the tenderest heart, and next our own,Knows half the reasons why we smile and sigh.

Sun of my soul! Thou Saviour dear, It is not night if Thou be near.

This is the right timeThey are the right peopleWill it be enough for mankind?From "The Rishis: Book of Secrets.

Sometimes it's difficult to tell what side of the moral compass we are all on. There are so many things to factor in.

Poetry in the soul ennobles the insignificant. Something in us does yearn for the ideal.

You have the here and now. You have a future. Deal with the past so you can stop looking back. It's just the pain.

Upper classes are a nation's past the middle-class is its future.

For days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow, but phone calls taper off.

To my mind, having a care and concern for others is the highest of the human qualities.

I think when you see [Donald] Trump in person, my reaction is you kind of enjoy it. It's kind of an enjoyable night out.

It's hard to explain and best thing to do is not be false.

I find life so shocking in general. Everything about it surprises me.