The dreamer can know no truth, not even about his dream, except by awaking out of it.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age.

Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny.

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.

Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them.

Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his opinions.

The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.

If she were drowning, I'd hold her head under

What the sunshine is to the flower, the Lord Jesus Christ is to my soul.

Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.

If you make everything really on the nose so everyone knows exactly what you're talking about, it's often not as strong.

We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.

I'm getting sick and tired of doing anything half-way.

If people could understand how much pleasure they could have by themselves, I think everyone would be a lot saner. I think that people really need a dose of quality time with one's self.

My mother really wanted me to be in possibly a beauty pageant, not only for if I could win, but it helped improve my self-image because of trauma in my childhood and other issues.

People say they want freedom, but what they really want is freedom from worry. If I take care of their problems, they don't mind being told what to do.

You know, if you were *really* going to starve, you'd be justified in writing proprietary software.