Lawyers-a profession it is to disguise matters.

One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated.

You wouldn't abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn't control the winds.

Occupy your mind with good thoughts, or the enemy will fill them with bad ones.

Lord, give me a sense of humor so that I may take some happiness from this life and share it with others.

The heart that has truly loved never forgets.

Take something from yourself, to give to another, that is humane and gentle and never takes away as much comfort as it brings again.

I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.

The things we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labor for.

Nobody owns anything but everyone is rich - for what greater wealth can there be than cheerfulness, peace of mind, and freedom from anxiety?

Whoever loveth me, loveth my hound.

As a writer, I am just an actor in a play, telling a story that needs to be told.

Most of us cherish freedom, but when we actually get the opportunity to make our own way it can be terrifying.

I hope you find, as I did, that happiness comes from noticing and enjoying the little things in life.

If they're not sincere, then naturally I'll turn them down. But if what they want is to gain power and use it for a higher good, I'll help them. Then they merit some special consideration.

I am very proud that Britain has helped to lead a stronger case on climate change in the EU and the EU has led the case across the world.

A child who has a grandparent has a softened view of life, the feeling that there is more to life than what we see, more than getting and gaining, winning and losing.

Neither a garden nor a gardener can be made in one year, nor in one generation even.

Evil when we are in its power is not felt as evil but as a necessity, or even a duty.

Humility is the forgetfulness of self.

...there is no everyday activity which does not aspire to be photographed, filmed or videotaped. For there is a general desire to be endlessly remembered and endlessly repeatable.