From the heart of the fountain of delight rises a jet of bitterness that tortures us among the very flowers.

Constant dripping hollows out a stone.

All religions are equally sublime to the ignorant, useful to the politician, and ridiculous to the philosopher.

Nothing can be created out of nothing.

The water hollows out the stone, not by force but drop by drop.

Too often in time past, religion has brought forth criminal and shameful actions... How many evils has religion caused?

No matter how difficult a task may look.. Persistence and steady action will get you through

What came from the earth returns back to the earth, and the spirit that was sent from heaven, again carried back, is received into the temple of heaven.

The drops of rain make a hole in the stone not by violence but by oft falling.

Only religion can lead to such evil.

For fools admire and love those things they see hidden in verses turned all upside down, and take for truth what sweetly strokes the ears and comes with sound of phrases fine imbued.

Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.

Because nothing was sacred. Not in this world. Not in stones. Not in trees. Not in legacies. Certainly not in love.

A little less complaint and whining, and a little more dogged work and manly striving, would do us more credit than a thousand civil rights bills.

Most of all, we should remember all of us are capable of individually helping advance the spirit of equality for all.

Perhaps you should bite me", Bobby Pendragon.

Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same.

Life is a mystery, and there is nothing to explain everything is just open, it is in front of you. Encounter it! Meet it! Be courageous!

Books cannot teach God, but they can destroy ignorance; their action is negative.

So much work went into this book [ "The Thorn & The Blossom"] - you can probably tell from looking at the art and overall design.

It is in those times of hopeless chaos when the sovereign hand of God is most likely to be seen.