He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.

We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.

Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.

The judge is nothing but the law speaking.

Truth is not only a man's ornament but his instrument; it is the great man's glory, and the poor man's stock: a man's truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.

None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.

Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.

The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.

When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.

The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.

A benefactor is a representative of God.

Hell is full of musical amateurs.

There are a number of paths that lead to this place. I have been avoiding them for some small time, now.

I'd always had a guilty preference for fiction. Since I seemed now to be living fiction, this proved to have been an entirely reasonable choice.

To accept the lively, the messy, and the unexpected things in our days, knowing that God sees them and has an eternal perspective, is to say with confidence I receive your timing.

I love nature and enjoy learning new skills.

Nature is our chapel.

Gluten is this Generation's Tobacco

Like the saying goes, don't believe everything you read.

Because nobody but a reader ever became a writer.

As we learn about each other, so we learn about ourselves.