Though Gods attributes are equal, yet his mercy is more attractive and pleasing in our eyes than his justice.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

Forgiveness is not an event. It is a series of decisions made over and over again.

The eyes of others my our prisons

I'm a pretty happy dude, and don't let much get to me. If something does, I don't like to hold onto it.

I find that most people [in social media] just want me to say "happy birthday" to their mom or wish them good luck with their exams.

It is clear enough that you are making some distinction in what you said, that there is some nicety of terminology in your words. I can't quite follow you.

Once you expose your private life, if you give one little bit, the floodgates are open and everyone's got a free range for you.

I don't know if there's anything intrinsically funny about Tae Kwon Do.

Student, tell me, what is God? He is the breath inside the breath.

One has to make a decision when a condition is likely to degenerate if nothing is done.

I am unusually Halloween-attentive, because, as it happens, I was born on Halloween, so for me it has always been an occasion of great moment.