He who has resolved to conquer or die is seldom conquered; such noble despair perishes with difficulty.

The greater the effort, the greater the glory.

A liar is always lavish of oaths.

Self-love is the source of all our other loves.

Heaven often regulates effects by their causes, and pays the wicked what they have deserved.

When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.

To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred.

He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.

Time is a great manager: it arranges things well.

Did I say stab of Self Pity? No, I was trekking through the Swamp of Self Pity at this point, waist deep in my own stinking shit.

Life was life. It happened. You never knew what was going to come at you. Or how you could defend yourself.

Stop eating junk. Be a good listener and a loyal friend.

It's not mere extremism that makes folks at the fringes so troubling; it's extremism wedded to false beliefs. Humans have long been dupes, easily gulled by rumors and flat-out lies.

Did you know that the original title for War and Peace was War, What Is It Good For?

God’s Word, when rightly expounded, is medicinal for a whole host of spiritual diseases.

[Humans] don't just survive; they discover; they create. ... I mean, just look at what they do with food!

No effort is complete without prayer - without definite recognition that the best human endeavor is of no effect if it has not God's blessing behind it.

[My muse] she's impatient with me, because I don't do what I should do: sit down and write.

I don't care what's happening in the mainstream of country music. I haven't in a long time.