Let gratitude for the past inspire us with trust for the future.

Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.

All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.

The art of cookery is the art of poisoning mankind, by rendering the appetite still importunate, when the wants of nature are supplied.

A general rule for the good use of time is to accustom oneself to live in a continual dependence on the Spirit of God.

All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation.

The more you say, the less people remember.

The greatest of all crosses is self. If we die in part every day, we shall have but little to do on the last. These little daily deaths will destroy the power of the final dying.

Of all the duties enjoined by Christianity none is more essential and yet more neglected than prayer.

How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak.

Listen less to your own thoughts and more to God's thoughts.

There you have it: our lives in a nutshell. Emphasis on nut.

So instead of beating myself up for being fat, I think it's a miracle that I laugh every day and walk through my life with pride, because our culture is unrelenting when it comes to large people.

I may quit the music business someday, but never the music.

If subordinates, or people in general, know that they genuinely have easy access to their leader, they'll tend to view the leader in a more positive, trustworthy light.

The condition of the world today is such that most writers feel they cannot truthfully be "comic" about it.

How painting surpasses all human works by reason of the subtle possibilities which it contains.

Domain names and websites are Internet real estate.

For style beyond the genius never dares.

It's better to go out like a man, trying, than to play it safe and get second.

I like to unwind by doing nothing. If I do get a day, I just like to vegetate and laze around.