Visible objects therefore do not perish utterly, since nature repairs one thing from another and allows nothing to be born without the aid of another's death.

Constant dripping hollows out a stone.

All religions are equally sublime to the ignorant, useful to the politician, and ridiculous to the philosopher.

We, peopling the void air, make gods to whom we impute the ills we ought to bear.

What is food to one man is bitter poison to others

The vivid force of his mind prevailed, and he fared forth far beyond the flaming ramparts of the heavens and traversed the boundless universe in thought and mind.

Nothing can dwindle to nothing, as Nature restores one thing from the stuff of another, nor does she allow a birth, without a corresponding death.

Burning fevers flee no swifter from your body if you toss under figured counterpanes and coverlets of crimson than if you must lie in rude homespun.

There can be no centrein infinity.

A sheet spread beneath an apple-tree can receive only apples

Canada has made a strong commitment as a partner in the International Space Station and, like the other partners, wishes to see the assembly of this unique orbiting laboratory continue.

I sit where the leaves of the maple and the gnarled and knotted gum are circling and drifting around me.

I have every confidence in the ultimate success of our joint cause; but success in modern war requires something more than courage and a willingness to die: it requires careful preparation.

I'm just looking for characters that continue to make me stretch and grow and learn more about the human condition.

Eloquence: saying the proper thing and stopping.

The laissez-faire argument relies on the same tacit appeal to perfection as does communism.

Reason is a permanent blessing of God to the soul. Without it there can be no large religion.

I just want to fill the hearts and minds of the people who listen to my music

The wise man knows nothing if he cannot benefit from his wisdom. Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but also to be utilized.