The true way to gain much, is never to desire to gain too much. He is not rich that possesses much, but he that covets no more; and he is not poor that enjoys little, but he that wants too much.

Envy, like the worm, never runs but to the fairest fruit; like a cunning bloodhound, it singles out the fattest deer in the flock.

The true way to gain much is never to desire to gain too much.

Nothing's so dainty sweet as lovely melancholy.

Daisies smell-less, yet most quaint, And sweet thyme true, Primrose, first born child of Ver, Merry Spring-time's harbinger.

You are no better than you should be.

Grace comes often clad in the dusky robe of desolation.

There is a method in man's wickedness; it grows up by degrees.

The greatest attribute of Heaven is mercy.

Those have most power to hurt us, that we love.

Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly with them to heaven.

The illusion that times that were are better than those that are has probably pervaded all ages.

The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books, we are not alone.

Argument should be polite as well as logical.

I find it so funny that people find me so interesting.

m doing my best" "no,this isn't your best. We shall recognize your best when it appears

A lazy man's wife is generally the power behind the drone.

Life is short..Live to the fullest.

There's something in the human personality which resents things that are clear, and conversely, something which is attracted to puzzles, enigmas, and allegories.

I'd read somewhere that nine out of ten adults in Alaska had a drinking problem. I could believe it. Snow, ice, sleet, wind, the dark night of the soul: what else were you supposed to do?

When we're awake in our bodies and sense, the world comes alive. Wisdom, creativity, and love are discovered as we relax and awaken through our bodies.