Let a man be but in earnest in praying against a temptation as the tempter is in pressing it, and he needs not proceed by a surer measure.

Defeat should never be a source of discouragement but rather a fresh stimulus.

The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over, acquired all that fame, each of them, by a single sentence consisting of two or three words.

Similes prove nothing, but yet greatly lighten and relieve the tedium of argument.

An Aristotle was but the rubbish of an Adam, and Athens but the rudiments of Paradise.

Guilt upon the conscience, like rust upon iron, both defiles and consumes it, gnawing and creeping into it, as that does which at last eats out the very heart and substance of the metal.

Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.

Much reading is like much eating -wholly useless without digestion.

The covetous person lives as if the world were made altogether for him, and not he for the world.

Abstinence is the great strengthener and clearer of reason.

Most of the appearance of mirth in the world is not mirth, it is art. The wounded spirit is not seen, but walks under a disguise.

It has taken me a lot of years, but I find silence is sometimes the best answer.

Wherever you are, be there. If you can be fully present now, you’ll know what it means to live.

My heart is eternally yours, but my soul will always be hell bound.

America's greatest contribution to the world is its concept of democracy, its concept of freedom, freedom of action, freedom of speech, and freedom of thought.

Not prayer without faith, nor faith without prayer, but prayer in faith, is the cost of spiritual gifts and graces.

I've found that many of the greatest ideas surface in bars because that's where many people cultivate inspiration.

Not content to have the audience in the palm of his hand, he goes one further and clenches his fist.

Restlessness is my nemesis. It's hard to just chill and sit still.

Life's errors cry for the merciful beauty that can modulate their isolation into a harmony with the whole.

Winning the World Cup is the proudest moment of my life. ... I couldn't control my tears of joy.