Flies, worms, and flowers exceed me still.

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.

Always judge a man by the coloring of his heart and only his heart. Truth can be found in his record of actions, not intentions.

Don't work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition.

These days cry out, as never before, for us to pay attention, so we can move through them and get our joy and pride back.

Mathematicians do not write for the circulating library.

Hee that makes himself a sheep, shall be eat by the wolfe.

I feel like I write the same album every time but each time I try to convey the message more simply.

If a farmer does abandon his or her "tame" fields completely to nature, mistakes and destruction are inevitable.

The thing about happiness, though, is that it never lasts.

A man called, wanting to borrow a rope. "You cannot have it," said Nasrudin. "Why not?" "Because it is in use." "But I can see it just lying there, on the ground." "That's right: that's its use.

If you want to scare people, you talk about evil.