For having wealth and wherewithal to "do good", if you do it not, talk not of faith, for you have no faith in you.

Pray we for the Clergy; that they may rightly divide, that they may rightly walk; that while they teach others, themselves may learn.

We know that the body needs bread, therefore we seek for bread for it: so must we seek for the food of the soul.

Two things I recognize, O Lord, in myself: Nature, which Thou hast made; Sin, which I have added.

Take away, O Lord, the veil of my heart while I read the Scriptures.

A cold coming they had of it, at this time of the year; just the worst time of the year to take a journey, and specially a long journey, in.

Wisdom ruleth in counsel -- so do riches.

What shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? Keep the commandments.

There is no part of the whole course of our Saviour Christ's life or death, but it is well worthy our looking on; and from each part in it there goeth virtue to do us good.

The Lord is my strength, my strong rock, my defense, my deliverer, the horn of my salvation, and my refuge. Amen.

He who hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none.

In spite of the surprises and anxieties and responsibilities of living, this was rather a nice world.

What I remember when I started to write was how I couldn't wait to get up in the morning to get to my characters.

World peace must develop from inner peace.

I love to write and do photography, as a cathartic experience.

What goes unnamed remains hard to correct.

Balloonists have an unsurpassed view of the scenery, but there is always the possibility that it may collide with them.

Young widows still bide their time.

I came out singing, the doctor slapped me on the head, and I started singing.

More caution and perhaps more restraint are necessary in breaking a fast than in keeping it.

Not that that's the goal, but sometimes these funny insights can also be deeply profound.