Tis not seasonable to call a man traitor, that has an army at his heels.

Old friends are best.

Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty.

They that are against Superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I will wear all colours but black, then am I superstitious in not wearing black.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to refute him.

There is no book on which we can rest in a dying moment but the Bible.

The House of Commons is called the Lower House, in twenty Acts of Parliament; but what are twenty Acts of Parliament amongst Friends?

The happiness of married life depends upon making small sacrifices with readiness and cheerfulness.

Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man.

A gallant man is above ill words.

Limitation of one's freedom might seem to be something negative and unpleasant, but love makes it a positive, joyful and creative thing. Freedom exists for the sake of love.

She abandoned herself to his whim, thinking it was to be an orgy of eyes and hands only.

A good gardener looks at every plant every day.

Beyond living and dreaming there is something more important: waking up.

I think that having love in your life does open up doors and other possibilities.

A dreamer, I walked enchanted, and nothing held me back.

Hate smolders and eventually destroys, not the hated but the hater.

Scientific apparatus offers a window to knowledge, but as they grow more elaborate, scientists spend ever more time washing the windows.

And with the grace of Baptism and of Eucharistic Communion I can become an instrument of God's mercy, of that beautiful mercy of God.

I've always find that Aussies and Vancouver-ites in general just have a similar kind of attitude.