It was from an old friend who thought he was dying. Anyway, he said, 'Life and death issues don't come along that often, thank God, so don't treat everything like it's life or death. Go easier.'

Real knowledge, like every thing else of the highest value, is not to be obtained so easily. It must be worked for, — studied for, — thought for, — and more than all, it must be prayed for.

The difference between one man and another is not mere ability . . . it is energy.

The difference between one man and another is not mere ability ... it is energy.

Humour is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue.

The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.

As all our wickedness consists in turning away from our Creator, so all our goodness consists in uniting ourselves with Him.

In life, you'll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.

This is a fantasy fiddle tune. The part you fantasize is the fiddle.

Once she has committed sin, there is nothing left for the Protestant woman, whereas the Catholic Church, hope of forgiveness makes a woman sublime.

You can go home with a lot of money with absolutely no skill.

If I wrote something that hadn't really happened, and I tried to sell it, I could go to jail. That's fraud!

On the battlefield of ideas, winning requires moving toward the sound of the guns.

Poetry is the first and last of all knowledge - it is as immortal as the heart of man.