Satan, that great angler, hath his sundry baits for sundry tempers of men, which they all catch greedily at, but few perceive the hook till it be too late.

If we had not winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge -- fitter to bruise than polish.

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.

Sweet words are like honey, a little may refresh, but too much gluts the stomach.

What to my Saviour shall I giveWho freely hath done this for me?I'll serve him here whilst I shall liveAnd Loue him to Eternity

Wisdom with an inheritance is good, but wisdom without an inheritance is better than an inheritance without wisdom.

Sin and shame ever go together; he that would be freed from the last must be sure to shun the company of the first.

I wish my Sun may never set, but burn.

If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee.

That when we live no more, We may live ever

Knowledge is power but enthusiasm pulls the switch.

Your best creative assets do not occur unless you do a mental shift. You have to be in a positive frame of mind because inspiration is fleeting. I walk to work for inspiration and to clear my mind.

In Truth I found myself incorrigible with respect to Order; and now I am grown old, and my Memory bad, I feel very sensibly the want of it.

Read Jerrod Edson. He is one of our best young writers.

I travel a ridiculous amount, so I've thought a lot about, and spent a lot of time refining, what I carry and how I carry it.

Most people like hard work, particularly when they're paying for it.

Love is active penetration of the other person, in which my desire to know is stilled by union. In the act of fusion I know you, I know myself, I know everybody - and I "know" nothing.

When the soul is starved for nourishment, it lets us know with feelings of emptiness, anxiety, or yearning

Don't be so scared of dying that you stop living.

The wiser you get, the more experience you have, and the more you see people for who they are as human beings, as opposed to figures you have to fight against.