Emulation is a noble and just passion full of appreciation.

Honor women! they entwine and weave heavenly roses in our earthly life.

Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.

The will of man is his happiness.

O jealousy! thou magnifier of trifles.

The world is ruled only by consideration of advantages.

An axe at home saves hiring a carpenter.

The lamp of genius burns quicker than the lamp of life.

Against stupidity the very gods Themselves contend in vain.

There is more to life than just existing and having a pleasant time.

He that is overcautious will accomplish little.

Everyone who knows how to read has it in their power to magnify themselves to multiply the ways in which they exist to make their life full significant and interesting.

Every 30 seconds a patient dies from diseases that could be treated with tissue replacement.

And all poets love dust and mist because all the last answers. Go running back to dust and mist.

Sometimes there are people who only meditate with a teacher. They ride the teacher's energy. They don't really learn how to meditate. They learn how to ride the energy.

I like doing Pilates because I get to lie down on the floor for the duration of the session.

Sometimes wearing a mask is the best way to show our true selves.

...in any society, Law is an illusory concept that works only when everyone voluntarily agrees to live by it.

I began reading science fiction before I was 12 and started writing science fiction around the same time.

Just as the right relationship with Christ generates a Christian, so the proper relationship with the Holy Spirit breeds a spiritual man.

Regarding heroism, I grew up in a culture where you learn about heroes and heroines all the time. In a way, when you call someone a hero or heroine, it's the same as calling them a villain.