That kind of discipline whose pungent severity is in the manifestations of paternal love, compassion, and tenderness is the most sure of its object.

Too many people embrace religion from the same motives that they take a companion in wedlock, not from true love of the person, but because of a large dowry.

Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.

Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character.

Disease is the retribution of outraged Nature.

There is no immunity from the consequences of sin; punishment is swift and sure to one and all.

Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.

We must not only read the Scriptures, but we must make their rules of life our own.

Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.

Energy, like the biblical grain of the mustard-seed, will remove mountains.

Theories are always very thin and insubstantial, experience only is tangible.

All that matters is that your perception of reality is what you truly desire.

An animal will conquer others. A Spirit-filled man conquers himself – self-discipline, self-control.

the stars seemed near enough to touch and never before have i seen so many. i always believed the lure of flying is the lure of beauty, but i was sure of it that night.

I'm not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really wasn't talked about at all.

You know how we can be about things which sparkle and shine. We imagine they will put back something of what has been lost.

Action will lead you forward to the success you desire.

Honor bespeaks worth Confidence begets trust.

All diseases and disorders have some spiritual connection and serve as stepping stones for us to listen to and learn from.

We live in a world where not everyone has the urge to help others... It is OK to encourage others to pull themselves up by the bootstraps, but if you do, just remember that some people have no boots.

In regards to my artistry, I've learned the importance of being vulnerable.