Man on the dubious waves of error toss'd.

Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.

...So let us welcome peaceful evening in.

An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.

Grief is itself a medicine.

How various his employments whom the world Calls idle; and who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too!

Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.

God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.

I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?

Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

Sometimes another person’s fear tells you that everything you're about to do is right.

Never neglect the charms of narrative for the human heart.

Gamblers take blind risks. Entrepreneurs take risks while visually impaired and feel their way up and out.

And man will go on. Man, not men.

America does not presume to know what is best for everyone

When we believe in our thoughts, when we tell ourselves a story, we suffer. 'My husband doesn't respect me.' 'I should be thinner.' Those are stories. When there's no story, there's no suffering.

That's the problem with false proofs of true theorems; it's not easy to produce a counterexample.

When you talk about presidents, loyalty is a great thing until it becomes a bad thing. Witness once again Watergate.

Hippies generally aren't busy with anything except feeling sorry for themselves.

What grace is meant to do is to help good people, not to escape their sufferings, but to bear them with a stout heart, with a fortitude that finds its strength in faith.