The dust's for crawling, heaven's for flying, Wherefore, O Soul, whose wings are grown, Soar upward to the sun!

Work for your own soul's sake.

To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire-It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.

In time you shall see Fate approach you In the shape of your own image in the mirror.

Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.

To love is to find your own soul Through the soul of the beloved one.

There is the silence of age, too full of wisdom for the tongue to utter it in words intelligible to those who have not lived the great range of life.

The tongue may be an unruly member-- But silence poisons the soul.

To this generation I would say: Memorize some bit of verse of truth or beauty.

The snows and the roses of yesterday are vanished; And what is love but a rose that fades?

I have known the silence of the stars and of the sea. And the silence of the city when it pauses, And the silence of a man and a maid, And the silence for which music alone finds the word.

Imagine how much you could have saved if you didn't spend a lot of your money on those unnecessary things with the intention of getting attention or feeling "important" in the eyes of others.

How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt?

Words that do not create images should be discarded.

Thoughts jostled for space in my crowded brain as I struggled to give them some order which might serve to motivate my listless life

In justification the word to be addressed to man is believe - only believe; in sanctification the word must be 'watch, pray, and fight.'

It's a different experience to be with your kids when your spouse isn't around.

I never did. I only prepared to win the next day.

I want purple trews, lass," Drustan called over the door. "No," she said irritably. "And a purple shirt.

Creative people who can't help but explore other mental territories are at greater risk, just as someone who climbs a mountain is more at risk than someone who just walks along a village lane.

As soon as we associate reading with a test, we've missed the point.