Take away the cause, and the effect ceases.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

To know ‘who I am and who I am not’ is called Absolute knowledge (Gnan).

All people have similar desires and needs. They only pursue them in different ways.

Part of the art of bowling spin is to make the batsman think something special is happening when it isn't.

He who has a choice has trouble.

It's man's nature to abuse knowledge and power, be it in the realm of science, government, or Wall Street. Take God out of the picture, and you have real trouble.

I did my holy communion, and it was amazing how quickly the stories of the Bible and God and Jesus got under my skin.

The more of heaven there is in our lives, the less of earth we shall covet.

You have such strong words at command, that they make the smallest argument seem formidable.

Write down five things you love to do. Next, write down five things that you're really good at. Then just try to match them up! Revisit your list once a year to make sure you're on the right track.

Was ever woman in this humour wooed? Was ever woman in this humour won?