Few men are both rich and generous; fewer are both rich and humble.

One must overcome history by dogma.

Our character is our will; for what we will we are.

A habit of devout fellowship with God is the spring of all our life, and the strength of it.

To put labour and wages first and human ordomestic life second is to invert the order of God and of nature.

Holiness does not consist in doing uncommon things, but in doing every thing with purity of heart.

Every duty, even the least duty, involves the whole principle of obedience.

A critic knows more than the author he criticizes, or just as much, or at least somewhat less.

With every step, I cursed the person who had ever invented the saying: “Speak of the devil”. Clearly, they had no sympathy for me!

Great love, you believe, carries the seeds of great sorrow.

Your experiences are the foundation for your story

I know how it feels when people look right through you, or worse, see you as something or someone other than what you are.

My dad was a carpenter and I would work with him during the summer and umpire on the nights I wasn't playing.

They think we’re intelligent. So, Marco, keep quiet. We don’t want them to learn the truth.” Rachel

Success has less to do with what we can get ourselves to do and more to do with keeping ourselves from doing what we shouldn’t.

People really want to see what I'm up to, and that's crazy. It's a really lovely feeling. It's kind of scary, but a good scary. It's a lovely position to be in.

Give no bounties: make equal laws: secure life and prosperity and you need not give alms.

It was like that part of my life, was just gone. It was almost too easy, for something I once thought had meant everything.