In all the affairs of this world, so much reputation is in reality so much power.

Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind.

A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill requires only our silence, which costs us nothing.

Of all parts of wisdom the practice is the best.

Was ever any wicked man free from the stings of a guilty conscience?

The art of using deceit and cunning grow continually weaker and less effective to the user.

Sincerity is to speak as we think, to do as we pretend and profess, to perform and make good what we promise, and really to be what we would seem and appear to be.

Our belief or disbelief of a thing does not alter the nature of the thing.

Integrity gains strength by use.

Convulsive anger storms at large; or pale And silent, settles into full revenge.

Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy; but he that can moderate these affections will find ease in his mind.

Is the any certainty like Faith?

You say I resemble a flower

To seek first the kingdom of God is not to forfeit divine direction

As sheer casual reading matter, I still find the English dictionary the most interesting book in our language.

I got tiger blood man. Dying's for fools, dying's for amateurs.

I mean, Jane Wyman did a lot of silly parts for years and then all of a sudden went serious and was tremendous.

The primary purpose of life is in being in the NOW.

For those who are ready the door to the deathless state is open. If you have ears give up the conditions that bind you and enter in.

When the end comes, I hope it’s as strange as that. I hope that the sky tears open and the world is washed with colors that we’ve never seen before.