I will not quarrel with a slight mistake, Such as our nature's frailty may excuse.

The press, the pulpit, and the stage, Conspire to censure and expose our age.

Choose an author as you would a friend.

You must not think that a satiric style allows of scandalous and brutish words; the better sort abhor scurrility.

Pride (of all others the most dang'rous fault) Proceeds from want of sense, or want of thought.

The men, who labour and digest things most, Will be much apter to despond than boast; For if your author be profoundly good, 'Twill cost you dear before he's understood.

Abstruse and mystic thoughts you must express With painful care, but seeming easiness; For truth shines brightest thro' the plainest dress.

Tis I that call, remember Milo's end, Wedged in that timber which he strove to rend.

Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense.

We weep and laugh, as we see others do.

The last loud trumpet's wondrous sound, Shall thro' the rending tombs rebound, And wake the nations under ground.

We are a society of notoriously unhappy people: lonely, anxious, depressed, destructive, dependent — people who are glad when we have killed the time we are trying so hard to save.

You are the byproduct of your level of consciousness, thoughts, and actions.

While there seem to be many things to manage in the world, the most important thing to manage is your consciousness.

But of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send, Save me, oh, save me, from the candid friend!

It is only the cynicism that is born of success that is penetrating and valid.

Christianity is not about learning how to live within the lines; Christianity is about the joy of coloring.

I'm a Bhakti, meaning I practice devotional yoga and the heart and love, so I say to people, start with your ego and go down to your heart.

Always walking along despite the dangers and adversities, despite the injustices and horrors, trusting in God so as not to despair of men and events.

All schools of philosophy, and almost all authors, are rather to be frequented for exercise than for weight.

The deeper one delves, the worse things look for actively managed funds.