Old birds are hard to pluck.

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet..

Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.

If God were not willing to forgive sin, heaven would be empty

There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.

Charity sees the need, not the cause.

It's the whole not the detail that matters.

God gives the nuts but he does not crack them.

You have to take it as it happens but you should try to make it happen the way you want to take it.

Never give advice unless asked.

And Watford acknowledge the support of the crowd, indeed of the crowd that supported them

It was strange the way he loved her; a side long and almost casual love, as if loving her were simply a matter of course, too natural to mention.

It is possible to construct small realities that contain political or philosophical responses, not necessarily just practical or economical responses.

It would appear that love is dead. Or very likely in a bad way.

Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.

The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.

Prayer is a powerful thing; for God has bound and tied himself thereunto.

Risk-taking, trust, and serendipity are key ingredients of joy. Without risk, nothing new ever happens. Without trust, fear creeps in. Without serendipity, there are no surprises.

Biology will relate every human gene to the genes of other animals and bacteria, to this great chain of being.

The isness of things is well worth studying; but it is their whyness that makes life worth living.