This field is so spacious that it were easy for a man to lose himself in it; and if I should spend all my pilgrimage in this walk, my time would sooner end than my way.

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.

In the wounds our sufferings plough immortal love sows sovereign seed.

Every art expression is rooted fundamentally in the personality and temperament of the artist.

I used to focus more on scoring. Now I take a lot of pride and pleasure in helping someone else do well.

He who is served is limited in his independence.

We have waited for more than three hundred and forty years for our constitutional and God-given rights.

Today is a new day.You will get out of it just what you put into it.

It has become cheaper to look for oil on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange than in the ground.

Risk discomfort and solitude for understanding.