Stronger than thunder's winged force All-powerful gold can speed its course; Through watchful guards its passage make, And loves through solid walls to break.

Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.

Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered for they are gone forever.

Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.

It is impossible to enslave, mentally or socially, a bible-reading people. The principles of the bible are the groundwork of human freedom.

The great virtue of parents is a great dowry.

It is good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good too, to check up once in a while and make sure you haven't lost the things money can't buy.

Carpe diem. (Seize the day.)

When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.

Unfaithfulness in the keeping of an appointment is an act of clear dishonesty. You may as well borrow a person's money as his time.

Love speaks toThe soulIn a languageThe brainCan’t comprehend.

this is the best year ever because i am reading the chronicles of vladimir tod

The opening notes of a song began, some plucking of guitar strings. I knew the melody. It was Maroon 5’s “She Will Be Loved.” As pop songs went, it was pretty damn good, a bit of a favorite of mine.

Problems arise in that one has to find a balance between what people need from you and what you need for yourself.

There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make Happiness.

My mom would still be mad if I didn't say 'please' and 'thank you.'

Because the road is rough and long, Should we despise the skylark's song?

A man can't be taken to hell, or sent to hell: you can only get there on your own steam.

Change generally pleases the rich. [Lat., Plerumque gratae divitibus vices.]

This is still the strangest thing in all man's travelling, that he should carry about with him incongruous memories.