Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.

Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

I will destroy my enemies by converting them to friends.

There are eight levels of charity.... The highest is when you strengthen a man's hand until he need no longer be dependent upon others.

The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it

Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know,' and thou shalt progress.

There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.

Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.

Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.

God who preceded all existence is a refuge.

The crux of Bible-Onlyism is that the Word became ink and dwelt among us, and we have only read about His glory.

A sad, plangent music. In the British camp, Sharpe thought, they would be singing, but no one was singing here.

Memories shared change. You can add what you learned to the memory and it becomes easier to live with or benefit by.

I have my gun and my bible under my pillow, having to fight physically and spiritually is a foregone conclusion, I will kill whoever comes to kill me, no mercy.

Of course I didn't take my wife to see Rochdale as an anniversary present. It was her birthday and would I have got married during the football season? Anyway, it was Rochdale reserves.

Fear is like water. You need it. And it's good for you, as long as you have the right amount.

Peace may be negotiated by politicians, but it is something written in hearts and minds not on pieces of paper

I used to feel like I had to be the best at what I did, but I realized I don't have to be the best. It's so freeing. I've never been this happy.

I love riding, even if it's just my Vespa. You just zip and do your thing. I find there's a different awareness when I ride; it connects me to my senses and to God.

I think art comes from some sense of discomfort with the world, some sense of not quite fitting with it.