Pleasures can undo a man at any time, if yielded to.

Every man should study conciseness in speaking; it is a sign of ignorance not to know that long speeches, though they may please the speaker, are the torture of the hearer.

He who would be singular in his apparel had need have something superlative to balance that affectation.

Meditation is the soul's perspective glass.

Negligence is the rust of the soul that corrodes through all her best resolves.

The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may for the most part be summed up in these two - common sense and perseverance.

Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them.

It is much safer to reconcile an enemy than to conquer him; victory may deprive him of his poison, but reconciliation of his will.

To trust God when we have securities in our iron chest is easy, but not thankworthy; but to depend on him for what we cannot see, as it is more hard for man to do, so it is more acceptable to God.

There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.

Where there is plenty, charity is a duty, not a courtesy

What we had actually demonstrated was our cowardice, but there is fellowship in that too.

In my late teenage years, I developed a real passion for it, and wrote a lot of poetry.

It's been amazing to touch people's lives.

The first thing we need to do to make America stronger is to strengthen our military.

What TV was to John Kennedy, Facebook is to Obama.

I am a free spirit. I tell the truth, and I like to mix it up.

On New Year's Eve he ould make a resolution to recover some his previous scepticism, but until then he would do as the Romans do, and smile at people even if he disapproved of them

Volunteering is a window into the passions of the soul.

Music at its essence is what gives us memories.