Life's but a means unto an end, that end, Beginning, mean, and end to all things--God.

The death-bed of a day, how beautiful!

What are ye orbs? The words of God? the Scriptures of the skies?

There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.

For ivy climbs the crumbling hall To decorate decay.

Respect is what we owe; love, what we give.

Surely the stars are images of love.

Art is a man's nature; nature is God's art.

Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade.

Death, thou art infinite; it is life is little.

Let each man think himself an act of God, His mind a thought, his life a breath of God; And let each try, by great thoughts and good deeds, To show the most of Heaven he hath in him.

While outside the window, the raindrops pitter pattered on leaves that shivered and sparkled, inside we made love for the first time!

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Looking after my health today gives me a better hope for tomorrow.

Don't think. Believe. Trust your heart, not your brain. Don't think. Feel. Believe.

The way the Army does things is sometimes a little strange.

From my perspective, there's no reason to be afraid of aging, because if you age, you're lucky! The alternative is death.

I like the sound of people's voices, and I think what a man says can very well tell what he's thinking, whether he's lying or not.

Religion is the worst thing that ever happened to mankind - the ironic part is that it's presented as a good thing, and its effect is absolutely catastrophic to individuals and to societies.

I think that at the core of faith is trust.

The laws of science do not distinguish between the past and the future.