Oh! how seldom the soul is silent, in order that God may speak.

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.

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

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

My goals exceed the reach of my energies, but my God exceeds the reach of my goals.

Real estate is the best investment on earth, however, when the music stops playing, which happens occasionally, don't be the one left without a chair.

According to Lamarck, there was a force—the ‘power of life’—that pushed organisms to become increasingly complex.

Most self-employed people remain slaves to the employed’s working hours.

My lifestyle is a consequence of my wounds. I'm the son of my history.

My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.

If a man is unhappy, remember that his unhappiness is his own fault, for God made all men to be happy.

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

Somebody tells me no, they're not going to keep telling me no, because I'm going to bother them to the point where it's a lot easier for them to say yes than keep saying no.

When you grow up in science fiction you grow up in everything! It's the greatest and only field worth growing up in. It's the total field.