He prayeth best, who loveth best All things both great and small; For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.

Exclusively of the abstract sciences, the largest and worthiest portion of our knowledge consists of aphorisms: and the greatest and best of men is but an aphorism.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

There is one art of which people should be masters - the art of reflection.

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

A great mind must be androgynous.

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.

That gracious thing, made up of tears and light.

The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.

Religion is the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It alone will gentilize, if unmixed with cant.

Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.

Smiling is not a choice It’s a Lifestyle Pass it on

The universe requires balance. Nothing, nothing, can exist without it. There is no life, no light, without death, without darkness. There is no memory… without emptiness.

Even when told to trust no one, the truth is, no one feels comfortable around people they cannot trust.

Many are the birds who under the sun's rays wander the sky

Charity may be a very short word, but with its tremendous meaning of pure love, it sums up man's entire relation to God and to his neighbor.

You can have an elected parliament that makes laws, but if the judiciary is appointed by the Supreme Leader - who is a representative of God - then you're kind of at an impasse.

Recall that whatever lofty things you might accomplish today, you will do them only because you first ate something that grew out of the dirt.

An ill life will effectually drown the voice of the most eloquent ministry.

One who is afraid of time becomes a prey of time. But time itself becomes a prey of that one who is not afraid of it.

As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.