Had I not sinned what would there be for you to pardon. My fate has given you the opportunity for mercy.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen.

Understanding is aggregated knowledge that has transformed into a lifestyle.

I am of the very last generation who didn't have computers at school. As we grow old we'll become something of an aberration.

People are zealous for a cause when they are not quite positive that it is true.

I was born to a Nigerian dad and a Kenyan mom, and coming to the States was really academic.

In dialogue, there is opposition, yes, but no head-on collision. Smashing heads does not open minds.

No church can be prospered in which all the ministration comes from the pulpit.

Waking up is seeing yourself just as you are, not as you would like to be nor as you are afraid you might be.

When all is said and done, I'd never count the cost. It's worth all that's lost, just to see you smile.

Anxiety is the poison of human life; the parent of many sins and of more miseries.