Time is given us that we may take care for eternity; and eternity will not be too long to regret the loss of our time if we have misspent it.

Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.

All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.

The art of cookery is the art of poisoning mankind, by rendering the appetite still importunate, when the wants of nature are supplied.

A general rule for the good use of time is to accustom oneself to live in a continual dependence on the Spirit of God.

All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation.

The more you say, the less people remember.

The greatest of all crosses is self. If we die in part every day, we shall have but little to do on the last. These little daily deaths will destroy the power of the final dying.

Of all the duties enjoined by Christianity none is more essential and yet more neglected than prayer.

Let gratitude for the past inspire us with trust for the future.

How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak.

Death is the destroyer and giver of sense.

Labor, but slight not meditation; meditate, but slight not labor.

Have the depth of faith to regard everything as a source for creating happiness and value.

The minute you think you know everything about tennis is the minute your game starts going down the tubes.

The pen is the language of the soul; as the concepts that in it are generated, such will be its writings.

Ronald Reagan said "trust, but verify." President [Barack] Obama is "trust, but vilify." He trusts our enemies and vilifies everyone who disagrees with him.

The two things you cannot do effectively on stage are pray and copulate.

A wanton eye is a messenger of an unchaste heart.

There are leaders, and there are those who lead.

Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I can bear it.