Strange! that what is enjoyed without pleasure cannot be discontinued without pain!

The sober comfort, all the peace which springs from the large aggregate of little things.

Prayer is not eloquence, but earnestness; not the definition of helplessness, but the feeling of it; not figures of speech, but earnestness of soul.

Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.

A crown! what is it? It is to bear the miseries of a people! To hear their murmurs, feel their discontents, And sink beneath a load of splendid care!

Absence in love is like water upon fire; a little quickens, but much extinguishes it.

No man ever repented of being a Christian on his death bed.

The misfortune is, that religious learning is too often rather considered as an act of the memory than of the heart and affections; as a dry duty, rather than a lively pleasure.

We are apt to mistake our vocation by looking out of the way for occasions to exercise great and rare virtues, and by stepping over the ordinary ones that lie directly in the road before us.

There are only two bad things in this world, sin and bile.

The world does not require so much to be informed as to be reminded.

The truth is hidden in books.

Never crave to be known for someone you are not. Be who you are in the day and when the lights are off, remain true!

A sneer is like a flame it may occasionally be curative because it cauterizes but it leaves a bitter scar.

The beauty of darkness is how it lets you see.

Buy when most people, including experts, are pessimistic, and sell when they are actively optimistic.

The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines.

I have opinions of my own - strong opinions - but I don't always agree with them.

Things get better when Joy hears about a televised way to sell products and makes a connection with QVC. She convinces an executive there, played by Bradley Cooper, to let her appear as herself.

Environment protection weighs the same in my life as my professional acting career.

Competitive spirit is still at a premium. The more you win, the better you play, the more money you make, so they all have that in mind.