Most people I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing in return and I do very well in the bargain.

Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.

All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.

The art of cookery is the art of poisoning mankind, by rendering the appetite still importunate, when the wants of nature are supplied.

A general rule for the good use of time is to accustom oneself to live in a continual dependence on the Spirit of God.

All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation.

The more you say, the less people remember.

The greatest of all crosses is self. If we die in part every day, we shall have but little to do on the last. These little daily deaths will destroy the power of the final dying.

Of all the duties enjoined by Christianity none is more essential and yet more neglected than prayer.

Let gratitude for the past inspire us with trust for the future.

How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak.

When you love someone deeply, Say it with a flower, And seal it with a kiss.

It is by sitting down to write every morning that he becomes a writer. Those who do not do this remain amateurs.

Some things are created to be together.

Somebody scoffed, Oh, you'll never to that - At least no one ever has done it; But he took off his coat and he took off his hat, And the first thing we knew, he'd begun it.

Men dominate because of physicality, and thus they have mercy where women do not.

Morality did not keep well; it required stable conditions; it was costly; it was subject to variations, and the market for it was uncertain.

I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.

Most people know that there is this partnership between Yahoo and Microsoft on search.

We do not have, nor have had, and never will have an opinion about where the stock market, interest rates, or business activity will be a year from now.

The most essential thing for happiness is the gift of friendship.