Every noble acquisition is attended with its risks he who fears to encounter the one must not expect to obtain the other.

It is the just decree of Heaven that a traitor never sees his danger till his ruin is at hand.

Prepare thy soul calmly to obey; such offering will be more acceptable to God than every other sacrifice.

Love is a feeling that comes into our hearts of our own choice for neither force nor harshness can limit the heart's freedom.

The eye that gazes upon the sun sees not the orb it looks upon, confounded by the excess of its brightness.

Every noble acquisition is attended with its risks; he who fears to encounter the one must not expect to obtain the other.

The pilot who is always dreading a rock or a tempest must not complain if he remain a poor fisherman. We must at times trust, something to fortune, for fortune has often some share in what happens.

The canker which the trunk conceals is revealed by the leaves, the fruit, or the flower.

Cowards' weapons neither cut nor pierce.

Fortune is the best school of courage when she is fraught with anger, in the same way as winds and tempests are the school of the sailorboy.

If the internal griefs of every man could be read, written on his forehead, how many who now excite envy would appear to be the objects of pity?

Fairness is one of the most significant traits in wisdom, the fairer you are, the wiser you become.

When in doubt, take more time.

He who kisses girl on hillside is not level

Life's always changing. We always are being called to adapt.

If I am not worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning!

I think, if I've learned anything over the years, it is that every single season is a unique one.

We built a coalition of conscience, and that we can do it again, and we can go forward, and help redeem the soul of America.

There is no fear before and no fear after. We give our best.

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

In 1980, I moved to Chicago, and I recorded demo tapes for my friends' bands, and in 1981, the first Big Black record - the first thing I did that was an actual record.