Hunger makes a thief of any man.

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

Chinese are wise in comprehending without many words what is inevitable and inescapable and therefore only to be borne.

In our changing world nothing changes more than geography.

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together.

Exclusion is always dangerous. Inclusion is the only safety if we are to have a peaceful world.

All in all, Vermont is a jewel state, small but precious.

Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought.

The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members

You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.

All that looks like reality to us is dependent on God. There is creation and Creator, nothing more. And creation gets all its meaning and purpose from God.

God urges us to bring our concerns to Him—not just petitions about our own needs, but also intercessions for others. [The apostle] Paul said . . . “Brothers, pray for us” [1 Thessalonians 5:25 NIV].

I would certainly say that. I don't want to see riots. I don't want to see problems.

Whenever you want to see me, always look at the sunset; I will be there.

It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary calculations. He is at once sublime and touching, childlike and of the race of giants.

For us to get to those huts and no one's home, it's going to be a kick to the nuts.

This is faith: a renouncing of everything we are apt to call our own and relying wholly upon the blood, righteousness and intercession of Jesus.

What we are is our parents' children; what we become is our children's parents.

Youth is, after all, just a moment, but it is the moment, the spark that you always carry in your heart.

I believe in myself over everyone else. There's nothing that walks on two legs that I'm afraid of.