By gaming we lose both our time and treasure:two things most precious to the life of man.

Every man should study conciseness in speaking; it is a sign of ignorance not to know that long speeches, though they may please the speaker, are the torture of the hearer.

He who would be singular in his apparel had need have something superlative to balance that affectation.

Meditation is the soul's perspective glass.

Negligence is the rust of the soul that corrodes through all her best resolves.

The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may for the most part be summed up in these two - common sense and perseverance.

Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them.

It is much safer to reconcile an enemy than to conquer him; victory may deprive him of his poison, but reconciliation of his will.

To trust God when we have securities in our iron chest is easy, but not thankworthy; but to depend on him for what we cannot see, as it is more hard for man to do, so it is more acceptable to God.

There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.

Where there is plenty, charity is a duty, not a courtesy

The thing I fear most is fear.

She encouraged herself to see her very small presence in the world as a good thing, a power, something that a hero might possess.

I want all my drems to come true, But for that I have to keep patience and burn the midnight oil.

There is usually less romance in marriage than in any other relationship of life. But the general idea concerning marriage is that it is all or nearly all romance.

You cannot serve god and mammon. You have to make a choice.

People that say I'm really sensitive rarely are.

Best wide-angle lens? Two steps backward. Look for the 'ah-ha'.

I wouldn't give five cents for all the art in the world.

The idea of being on TV 24 hours a day and people seeing the real me... No.

I don't think you see a pirate with a parrot on his shoulder, for example. And even with the accents.