Conscience and covetousness are never to be reconciled; like fire and water they always destroy each other, according to the predominancy of the element.

People's opinions of themselves are legible in their countenances.

As the language of the face is universal, so 'tis very comprehensive; no laconism can reach it: 'Tis the short hand of the mind, and crowds a great deal in a little room

Everyone has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases.

Fortitude implies a firmness and strength of mind, that enables us to do and suffer as we ought. It rises upon an opposition, and, like a river, swells the higher for having its course stopped.

Passing too eagerly upon a provocation loses the guard and lays open the body; calmness and leisure and deliberation do the business much better.

Atheism is the result of ignorance and pride; of strong sense and feeble reasons; of good eating and ill-living. It is the plague of society, the corrupter of manners, and the underminer of property.

A man may as well expect to grow stronger by always eating as wiser by always reading.

Patient waiting is often the highest way of doing God's will.

Books support us in our solitude and keep us from being a burden to ourselves.

Envy, like a cold prison, benumbs and stupefies; and, conscious of its own impotence, folds its arms in despair.

A lonely soul is the best friend of itself

What I allow into my head finds its way to my heart, which is a porthole to my soul. Therefore, I might be wise to consider the state of my soul, and then walk this process backwards.

hope is just a feeling...will is the real thing....

Everybody's looking for a good time. Don't you know a good time doesn't hurt?

I can't have a daily routine. I feel really overwhelmed a lot of the time. I don't take much comfort in routine, but if I don't start, I could really get eaten alive by my industry.

Close with a Frenchman, but out-maneuver a Russian.

We know that President Obama and his accomplishments, that there's a lot of unfinished business there.

A failure isn't a failure if it prepares you for success tomorrow.

Now it's a war on women; tomorrow it's going to be a war on left-handed Irishmen or something like that.

Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure.