I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do ... let me do it now.

Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.

Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.

The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.

Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.

Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment the treasurer, of a wise man.

True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.

No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.

They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies.

Death is only a horizon, and a horizon is only the limit of your sight. Open your eyes to see more clearly.

Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel.

Your mind is like, oh my God, I know this is wrong, but your body just gives in.

I am never usually taking myself too seriously and I think that people when they read stuff from me, they have to realise that I'm having fun.

I love reading fiction about people who are connecting intellectually. I find that exhilarating.

I eat all of the time... at least five little meals a day.

Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.

Many drops make a bucket, many buckets make a pond, many ponds make a lake, and many lakes make an ocean.

It is easy for me to go play a rock show, I have been doing that all my life and I love that.

I played pretty darn competitive-level hockey. Then the good old knee injury. Obviously, it's a blessing in disguise, but growing up Canadian, that's our religion, that's our football.

There is plenty of time to sleep in the grave