Oh my Father if it be possible let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will but as thou wilt.

If God is for us, who can be against us?

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.

The real satanist is not quite so easily recognized as such

The kingdom of God is within you.

With God, all things are possible.

A Christian should use these arts to the glory of God, not just as tracts, mind you, but as things of beauty to the praise of God. An art work can be a doxology in itself.

Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.

There are few things more dangerous than inbred religious certainty.

They who forgive most shall be most forgiven.

Nothing is more deceitful, " said Darcy, "than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.

When you anticipate adversity, you can then plan for adversity. You may never gain control of it, but you can keep it from controlling you.

They started to try and keep us off the air in the beginning.

Since thou wouldst needs, bewitched with some ill charms, Be buried in those monumental arms: As we can wish, is, may that earth lie light Upon thy tender limbs, and so good night.

... what is great poetry, after all, but the continuation of the human voice after death?

I still feel threatened by academics, but my books have a lot of academic in-jokes and everybody assumes I went to university and studied English.

There is no earthly reason why a solo string instrument or voice, having the possibility to play or sing pure intonation, should want, or try, to be tempered.

Life is not fair, nor has it ever been, but the morning seems determined to dawn until it is.

A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.

Economy is the first and great article (economy such as I understand it) in my financial creed. The controversy between direct and indirect taxation holds a minor, though important place.