The idle man is the Devil's cushion, on which he taketh his free ease: who, as he is uncapable of any good, so he is fitly disposed for all evil motions.

Good prayers never come creeping home. I am sure I shall receive either what I ask, or what I should ask.

Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.

Let others either envy or pity me; I care not, so long as I enjoy myself.

If the sun of God's countenance shine upon me, I may well be content to be wet with the rain of affliction.

Seldom was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.

Try to be of some use to others.

Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave.

Words are as they are taken, and things are as they are used. There are even cursed blessings.

A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.

It is not the bee's touching on the flowers that gathers the honey, but her abiding for a time upon them, and drawing out the sweet.

The desires of the flesh leads to sin. But the delight of the spirit leads to life.

If a person has wisdom, then he will also have the anointing. But sometimes a person with theanointing may not have much wisdom.

I always thought that soul mates were meant to be forever but I learned that soul mates are only Meant To Be.

To be neutral in a situation of injustice is to have chosen sides already. It is to support the status quo.

There are some things that you can work on immediately.

The workers should take over the factories, and shut down Boeing's profit-making machine.

Don't take tomorrow to bed with you.

Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them to the world, save that the echo repeats only the last art, but fame relates all, and often more than all.

Given a full summer to practice basketball, and especially my jump shot, I know that I could play in the NBA and do well.

I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be moving away from that.