If the sun of God's countenance shine upon me, I may well be content to be wet with the rain of affliction.

Good prayers never come creeping home. I am sure I shall receive either what I ask, or what I should ask.

Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.

Let others either envy or pity me; I care not, so long as I enjoy myself.

Seldom was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.

Try to be of some use to others.

Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave.

Words are as they are taken, and things are as they are used. There are even cursed blessings.

A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.

It is not the bee's touching on the flowers that gathers the honey, but her abiding for a time upon them, and drawing out the sweet.

If religion might be judged of according to men's intentions, there would scarcely be any idolatry in the world.

God is the fountain of all living waters.

Children need the wisdom of their elders; the aging need the encouragement of a child's exuberance.

What do such machines really do? They increase the number of things we can do without thinking. Things we do without thinking-there’s the real danger.

Today Satan rules the world. The masses no longer believe in God. And, yes, Satan is in the Vatican.

No man is so poor as to have nothing worth giving.

My advice would be not to write until after 35. You need some experience, and for life to knock you about a bit. Growing up is so hard you probably won't have much emotion to spare anyway.

I feel fortunate as a woman to have a husband who loves me and shows me in every way.

Congratulate yourself if you have done something strange, extravagant and broken the monotony.

The whole idea of television news or any kind of news is to inform people about things they need to know about.

Just because quantum mechanics is weird does not mean that everything that is weird is quantum mechanics.