The commencement of all labor consisted in the preparation of his own soul.

It is the tendency of deep feeling to subdue the manner rather than to render it too energetic.

A graceless pastor is a blind man elected to a professorship of optics.

If we do not touch the heart, we will soon weary the ear.

Because their example is powerful, they're somewhat responsible for the weaklings who copy them.

There will be no fear of your becoming lethargic if you are continually familiar with internal realities.

Every unearnest minister is an unfaithful one.

We may rifle the treasures of antiquity and make the heathen contribute to the gospel even as Hiram of Tyre served under Solomon's direction for the building of the Temple.

A vigorous temper is not altogether an evil. Men who are as easy as an old shoe are generally of as lttle worth .

Heart language is logic set on fire.

Cast the burden of the present along with the sin of the past and the fear of the future upon the Lord.

Life is but a sleep disturbed By dreaming

Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time: Thus is your time on earth filled with glory.

Feel the attraction. Do not resist the love. Give yourself for love.

I was not born to be free---I was born to adore and obey.

...and for a moment I thought I loved her. But I am slow-thinking and full of interior rules that act as brakes on my desires

Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on 'Twas not given for thee alone Pass it on Let it travel down the years Let it wipe another's tears Til in Heaven the deed appears - Pass it on.

I'm always writing at night - things I would change, things I would do differently. When I write a note, it sticks in my head differently.

Creation is in part merely the business of forgoing the great and small distractions.

Directing music videos, especially ones that are concept/narrative driven is challenging in itself, but Directing a music video within a digital video environment is even more difficult.

I grew up on the streets of Baltimore, a city I love to this very day.