There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind.

Great minds have purposes others have wishes.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.

When she left me I stood out in the thunderstorm, hoping to be destroyed by lightning. It missed, first left, then right.

When one decides that I want to get rid of the mistakes which are in me, he can become the Absolute Supreme Soul (Parmatma).

Okay, so maybe sometimes the real world is smiles and miracles.

Being strong is not how hard you hit but its as hard you can get hit and keep going that is how winning is done.

Silence is more eloquent than words.

The business always gets in the way of basketball.

Those who write for lucre or fame are grosser than the cartel robbers, for they steal the genius of the people, which is its will to resist evil.

Hope is not a granted wish or a favor performed; no it is far greater than that. It is a zany, unpredictable dependence on a God who loves to surprise us out of our socks.

If I were going to put my money on it, I would bet that by 2050—hopefully earlier—we’ll have found that more than 80 percent of all human cancer is caused by infection.

for the more a man restricts himself the closer he is, conversely, to infinity.