Prayer is the breath of the new man, drawing in the air of mercy in petitions, and returning it in praises; it proves and maintains the spiritual life.

Hope for the best, get ready for the worst, and then take what God chooses to send.

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

Christ's followers cannot expect better treatment in the world than their Master had.

The Bible is a letter God has sent to us; prayer is a letter we send to him.

It was the greatest honor God did to man that he made man in the image of God; but it is the greatest dishonor man has done to God that he has made God in the image of man.

The more reverence we have for the Word of God, the more joy we shall find in it.

There is a burden of care in getting riches; fear in keeping them; temptation in using them; guilt in abusing them; sorrow in losing them; and a burden of account at last to be given concerning them.

No attribute of God is more dreadful to sinners than His holiness.

After a storm comes a calm.

Wherever the fear of God rules in the heart, it will appear both in works of charity and piety, and neither will excuse us from the other.

The sun rises, the sun falls, the wind blows and the birds sing no matter where you are. These are experiences that unite us all... something we can all enjoy together

Well, here we are."Sometimes a statement of the bloody obvious was the only appropriate way forward. As if to give life ceremonious permission to proceed.

Aim high to achieve excellence. Be determined to succeed. Use self-discipline to achieve golden excellence.

Clever and attractive women do not want to vote they are willing to let men govern as long as they govern men.

An economist is a man who states the obvious in terms of the incomprehensible.

You're a great brother. You give us a heart attack worrying about your heart attack, which you didn't even have the decency to have!

The power of effecting changes for the better is within ourselves, not in the favorableness of circumstances.

I try to make myself happy ... because I know that if I'm not happy, my colleagues are not happy, and my shareholders are not happy, and my customers are not happy.

Gather quickly Out of darkness All the songs you know And throw them at the sun Before they melt Like snow.

Buying a Ferrari is like buying Château Pétrus if you like fine wines. It's the safe choice.