If the whole world I once could seeOn free soil stand, with the people freeThen to the moment might I say, Linger awhile. . .so fair thou art.

I am not omniscient, but I know a lot.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

Who are you then?" "I am part of that power which eternally wills evil and eternally works good.

Everything transitory is but an image.

The world turns gray, the air grows cool, the fog blows in. Only at evening can you really value home.

Grant me one hour on love’s most sacred shoresTo clasp the bosom that my soul adores, Lie heart to heart and merge my soul with yours.

The Church has an excellent appetite. She has swallowed whole countries and the questionHas never risen of indigestion. Only the Church . . . can take Ill-gotten goods without stomach-ache!

At some stage of development an officer had to stop following orders and start generating them.

Why is it when we were kids we looked up at the stars... But now they seem to be looking down on us...?

Fame is an illusion. Things can be given to you quite easily, but they get ripped away so quickly as well.

One of the reasons many people don't have what they want is neglect. Neglect starts out as an infection and then develops into a disease.

Self knowledge begins with the neighbor, the mirror, and just the same with true self-love; that goes from the mirror to the matter.

Never worry about missing a field goal. Just blame the holder and think about making the next one.

Now, sorry about that kill-on-sight business.

Tho' you're tired and weary Still journey on, till you come to your happy abode, Where all you love you've been dreaming of Will be there, at the end of the road.

The very contradictions in my life are in some ways signs of God's mercy to me.

I wouldn't know a good script if it bit me in the face.