Impassioned characters never attain their mark till they have overshot it.

The world has no sympathy with any but positive griefs. It will pity you for what you lose; never for what you lack

Travel is the frivolous part of serious lives, and the serious part of frivolous ones.

We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly.

There is a transcendent power in example.

To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.

Silence is like nightfall. Objects are lost in it insensibly.

The chains which cramp us most are those which weigh on us least.

The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master.

In youth we feel richer for every new illusion; in maturer years, for every one we lose.

Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is born vanquished.

Use your greatness, love, and kindness to change the world.

There was no gentle way around it - hearts would be broken, relationships would be crushed and I was the messenger.

God, how I hate the fact that I know this stuff. It only proves that it is possible to learn by osmosis.

Fools act on imagination without knowledge, pedants act on knowledge without imagination.

Think often on God, by day, by night, in your business and even in your diversions. He is always near you and with you; leave him not alone.

I prefer a man who will burn the flag and then wrap himself in the constitution to a man who will burn the constitution and then wrap himself in the flag.

We don't have stomachs for the things of this world because we have feasted on the goodness of our God.

I am still a journeyman actor and a peace and justice activist. I'm a pilgrim trying to win my freedom and serve as best I can in the time I have, with this gift I've been given.

There is stupid. And then there is cyberstupid.