Absence in love is like water upon fire; a little quickens, but much extinguishes it.

The sober comfort, all the peace which springs from the large aggregate of little things.

Prayer is not eloquence, but earnestness; not the definition of helplessness, but the feeling of it; not figures of speech, but earnestness of soul.

Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.

A crown! what is it? It is to bear the miseries of a people! To hear their murmurs, feel their discontents, And sink beneath a load of splendid care!

No man ever repented of being a Christian on his death bed.

The misfortune is, that religious learning is too often rather considered as an act of the memory than of the heart and affections; as a dry duty, rather than a lively pleasure.

We are apt to mistake our vocation by looking out of the way for occasions to exercise great and rare virtues, and by stepping over the ordinary ones that lie directly in the road before us.

There are only two bad things in this world, sin and bile.

The world does not require so much to be informed as to be reminded.

When thou hast truly thanked the Lord for every blessing sent, But little time will then remain for murmur or lament.

Let go of all your hurts and be healed.

Unhurt people are not much good in the world.

An evil exists that threatens every man, woman, and child of this great nation. We must take steps to ensure our domestic security and protect our homeland.

It's far too late for anything but magick, as the future is clearly up for grabs.

I love my job and I think my job is hard, but also, my job is such a privilege.

Information is moving - you know, nightly news is one way, of course, but it's also moving through the blogosphere and through the Internets.

Evangelical Christianity, as everyone knows, is founded upon hate, as the Christianity of Christ was founded upon love.

I was never a left-winger, actually. I was a pretend left-winger because it was more interesting than being a right-winger.

Football hooligans? Well, there are 92 club chairmen for a start.

We're talking about the chemical lobotomy. We're talking about the chemical straightjacketing of our children.