No human power can force the intrenchments of the human mind: compulsion never persuades; it only makes hypocrites.

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.

You and I must work together to develop Nigeria to get education for our children, to have doctors, to build roads, to improve all the basic essentials.

Making a name for yourself comes from cultivating endurance and patience that even angels will love to have

Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward towards success.

It always turns out this way: at first people idolize you, swear to be your faithful friend forever and then spit in your tea and in your soul, too.

In six harrowing weeks of travel I felt I had touched the heart of Africa and found it broken.

There is a distinct difference between having an open mind and having a hole in your head from which your brain leaks out.

The question is not if we are going to die or not, but how are we going to live.

There is a sun within every person.

He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do very few things.

It's not a party until the fire department shows up.