The severest critics are always those who have either never attempted, or who have failed in original composition.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

Poetry puts starch in your backbone so you can stand, so you can compose your life.

There’s glory and honour in being chosen. But not much room for free will

If you give your work life, your work will give you life. Vies-versa

We read the weird tales in newspapers to crowd out the even weirder stuff inside us.

Maintain a forgiving attitude!

I am a village boy, and Amsterdam for me was always the big town.

When God forgives a sinner who humbly confesses his sin, the devil loses his dominion over the heart he had taken.

You have to do what's best for you and what's going to make you happy at the end of the day, because no one can live with the consequences or anything that comes with your decision besides you.

The heart grows brutal feeding on fantasies.

Faith is a channel through which the anointing flows.