I never sleep comfortably except when I am at sermon or when I pray to God.

To good and true love fear is forever affixed.

We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.

A habit does not a monk make.

Tell the truth and shame the devil.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Keep running after a dog and he will never bite you.

If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks.

If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror

You have no obligation under the sun other than to discover your real needs, to fulfill them, and to rejoice in doing so.

Ignorance is the mother of all evils.

Outside the hospital, I squinted in the harsh morning sunlight. I could hear birds chirping in the tree, but even though I searched for them, they remained hidden from me.

The blood of too many, dissolving the very stain.

I had read once that dumb people didn't know they were dumb. They thought they were just as smart as anybody else. That was a very unsettling thought. What if I was really dumb and didn't know it?

Sometimes you know when someone is telling you the truth.

Heaven gives us hope and makes our present burdens easier to bear.

The United States is the leader of the free world.

I like being in a recording studio. I like watching a song go from the simplicity of the original music.

If you want irresponsible politicians to spend less, you must give them less to spend.

Only a rank degenerate would drive 1,500 miles across Texas without eating a chicken fried steak.

My very best advice to fellas: work from the outside in.