Covetousness, like a candle ill made, smothers the splendor of a happy fortune in its own grease.

A few books, well studied, and thoroughly digested, nourish the understanding more than hundreds but gargled in the mouth, as ordinary students use.

The way to elegancy of style is to employ your pen upon every errand; and the more trivial and dry it is, the more brains must be allowed for sauce.

The ordinary saying is, Count money after your father; so the same prudence adviseth to measure the ends of all counsels, though uttered by never so intimate a friend.

He that seeks perfection upon earth leaves nothing new for the saints to find in heaven; for whilst men teach, there will be mistakes in divinity, and as long as no other govern, errors in the State.

Let not the titles of consanguinity betray you into a prejudicial trust; no blood being apter to raise a fever, or cause a consumption sooner in your poor estate, than that which is nearest your own.

They, and they only, advantage themselves by travel, who, well fraught with the experience of what their own country affords, carry ever with them large and thriving talents.

What you leave at your death, let it be without controversy, else the lawyers will be your heirs.

There are many forms of tyrants, but there are none so terrible as those stifling their own people in the name of freedom.

God won´t make a way where there seems to be no faith.

There is a time in the last few days of summer when the ripeness of autumn fills the air.

Take this rifle, kid. Gimme that guitar.

We can be encouraged knowing that our daily actions and words are declaring Christ to the world.

I believe in plenty of optimism and white paint.

And thou art terrible--the tear, The groan, the knell, the pall, the bier; And all we know, or dream, or fear Of agony, are thine.

If I were to write my title like going through the airport and you have to put down what you do? I would literally write ‘creative genius’.

They think I'm crazy and maybe I am. But maybe I'm a genius.

Ain't nobody making music to not be heard and the easiest way to be heard is to be on the radio, but you should never compromise who you are, your values or your morals.