I seem forsaken and alone, / I hear the lion roar; / And every door is shut but one, / And that is Mercy's door.

Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.

...So let us welcome peaceful evening in.

An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.

Grief is itself a medicine.

How various his employments whom the world Calls idle; and who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too!

Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.

God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.

I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?

Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

Rule #1 of Traveling-Don't even think of answering questions that contain the word "plan"?

A flower is a gift of love from the universe given to you. So cherish it, enjoy it with a full blissful heart.

I instantly like people who laugh at my jokes. It's a weakness of mine.

Time itself comes in drops.

I tend to say faith is believing in life, and as I love life, I try to do the best with it, make it as serene and joyous as possible.

An interesting question: is it easier to motivate a learned individual that never does anything, or educate an ignorant individual that actually produces things?

Seventy is wormwood, Seventy is gall But its better to be seventy, Than not alive at all.

Top Gun was one of my favorite movies growing up.

I used to work a lot on food issues and every time somebody predicted that production would be inadequate they got egg on their face a year or two later.

If riches increase, let thy mind hold pace with them; and think it not enough to be liberal, but munificent.