Grace comes often clad in the dusky robe of desolation.

Envy, like the worm, never runs but to the fairest fruit; like a cunning bloodhound, it singles out the fattest deer in the flock.

The true way to gain much is never to desire to gain too much.

Nothing's so dainty sweet as lovely melancholy.

Daisies smell-less, yet most quaint, And sweet thyme true, Primrose, first born child of Ver, Merry Spring-time's harbinger.

You are no better than you should be.

There is a method in man's wickedness; it grows up by degrees.

The greatest attribute of Heaven is mercy.

Those have most power to hurt us, that we love.

Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly with them to heaven.

Our lives are but our marches to the grave.

If you live gladly to make others glad in God, your life will be hard, your risks will be high, and your joy will be full.

Embrace your past. It's your greatest teacher. When you learn and apply those lessons than it no longer defines your future.

There is always going to be evil as long as goodness lives on.

I don't need jewels and cars. It's about the delicacy of the way I'm handled.

People want to start their day off with a smile or, better yet, a guffaw.

Luke, I don't want to discourage your curiosity, but I have to remind you, if something goes wrong, this is an exceptionally embarassing way to die." Mara

All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth.

I'm a grinder. I'll beat you because I will not sleep.

Discovering a richer quality of being-ness means to keep surrendering and letting go of resistance.

Virtue is presupposed in friendship.