Then bless thy secret growth, nor catch At noise, but thrive unseen and dumb; Keep clean, be as fruit, earn life, and watch, Till the white-wing'd reapers come.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.

It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.

Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow.

Marriage is like a long conversation that always ends too soon.

I learned from him that often contradiction is the clearest way to truth

When men attempt bold gestures, generally it's considered romantic. When women do it, it's often considered desperate or psycho.

Every successful competitive practice has victims. The more successful a new method of making and distributing a product, the more victims, the deeper the victims' injury

It's the hour when night breaks away from the day, my dove, let me go.

Of all people who engage in controversy, we, who are called Calvinists, are most expressly bound by our own principles to the exercise of gentleness and moderation.

A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for Colonel Sanders.

Pride is about the ugliest trait somebody can have.

Less is more when you do a bright, bold lip. Just draw on black liner and some mascara and you're good to go!

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