If you are wise live as you can if you cannot live as you would.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

You wonder sometimes how our government puts on its pants in the morning.

You know those guys who say 'danger is my middle name'? I bet if you looked on their driver's licence it would probably say 'Melvin' or something.

Continents may break up, continents may emerge, but the human race is immortal in its origin and in its growth, and there is nothing to be afraid of, even if the foundations of the earth be moved.

To receive the Word in the ear is one thing, and to receive Jesus into your very soul is quite another.

Our envy always outlives the felicity of its object.

Celebrate even small victories.

I went to sleepaway camp seven years in a row. I was such a pro.

At sea, I feel comfortable and I come to rest.

I have this theory that anything that happens to you that leaves you alive and intact can be used somewhere in your writing.

As you know, a theory in physics is not useful unless it is able to predict underlined effects which we would otherwise expect.