Acquire a government over your ideas, that they may come down when they are called, and depart when they are bidden.

For Satan always finds some mischief still for idle hands to do.

The eyes of a man in the jaundice make yellow observations on everything; and the soul tinctured with any passion diffuses a false color over the appearance of things.

Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small: Love so amazing, so divine Demands my soul, my life, my all.

Poesy and oratory omit things not essential, and insert little beautiful digressions, in order to place everything in the most effective light.

Every one of his opinions appears to himself to be written with sunbeams.

Speak softly. It is far better to rule by love than fear.Speak softly. Let no harsh words mar the good we may do here.

If I could reach from pole to pole or grasp the ocean with a span, I would be measured by the soul The mind's the standard of the Man.

When I survey the wondrous cross On which the Prince of Glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride.

Learning to trust is one of life's most difficult tasks.

Our God, our help in ages past,Our hope for years to come,Our shelter from the stormy blast,And our eternal home.

I was perceived to be a first- to third-rounder. I kind of had a tough junior year and fell to the fifth round. At that time, it was motivational.

The dimensions of the radio are truly to be treasured.

Who can worry about a career? Have a life.

I have moved to a smaller house in Paris, and I don't fancy having so much staff now.

I think we should all be servants. To be really great in God's eyes is to be least among each other and serve each other.

It's not my perfect performance that captures God's attention. It's my complete dependence on Him that He notices.

Proximity bred familiarity, and familiarity bred comfort.

Germany is probably the richest country in Western Europe. Yet they wouldn't take any television with Duke and Ella, their reaction being that people weren't interested in it.

England, an old and exhausted island, must one day be contented, like other parents, to be strong only in her children.

In the landscape of extinction, precision is next to godliness.