Learn to labour and to wait.

Softly the evening came /with the sunset/.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

Into each life some rain must fall.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.

Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

Kindness is not something you are born with

A big part of dealing with depression is realizing that you are in control of your own happiness.

A child's death isn't always necessary for a mother to grieve.

If God only used perfect people, nothing would get done. God will use anybody if you're available.

... a little philosophy carries a man from God, but a great deal brings him back again.

The true wealth of a nation lies not in it's gold or silver but in it's learning, wisdom and in the uprightness of its sons.

Ill tell you, Mr. Thomas, why some Christians are afraid of me. They're not sure that what they believe is really true. If they were sure, I wouldn't be a threat to them at all.

Instead of standing on the shore and proving to ourselves that the ocean cannot carry us, let us venture on its waters just to see.

Troubles hurt the most when they prove self-inflicted.

But, at the moment, when I step on the pitch, when I have the ball I know it's mine. It's just a feeling.