Virtue dwells at the head of a river, to which we cannot get but by rowing against the stream.

Every man should study conciseness in speaking; it is a sign of ignorance not to know that long speeches, though they may please the speaker, are the torture of the hearer.

He who would be singular in his apparel had need have something superlative to balance that affectation.

Meditation is the soul's perspective glass.

Negligence is the rust of the soul that corrodes through all her best resolves.

The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may for the most part be summed up in these two - common sense and perseverance.

Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them.

It is much safer to reconcile an enemy than to conquer him; victory may deprive him of his poison, but reconciliation of his will.

To trust God when we have securities in our iron chest is easy, but not thankworthy; but to depend on him for what we cannot see, as it is more hard for man to do, so it is more acceptable to God.

There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.

Where there is plenty, charity is a duty, not a courtesy

In nothing do we fail more, as a Mission, than in lack of tact and politeness.

While you fear missing a meal, you aren't fully aware of the meals you do eat.

Intuitive diagnosis is reliable when people have a lot of relevant feedback. But people are very often willing to make intuitive diagnoses even when they're very likely to be wrong.

Never Throw Stones At Your Mother

I loved my childhood. They had the coolest toys back then. Star Wars, Transformers, laser-tag gun sets. Toy companies have really gone downhill.

Everybody has their own problems. No matter how big you think yours are, there is someone else that has bigger problems or different problems.

You just gotta be yourself. Like be yourself and if it works out for you, grind hard. Don't get lost in it. And have fun.

It’s Adrian Ivashkov logic. Don’t try to understand it. Just roll with it.

The pain that we feel when we are making love with someone is that we know it will end. It's that paradoxical response of joy and suffering.

He who is as faithful to his principles as he is to himself is the true partisan.