Suicide is the worst form of murder, because it leaves no opportunity for repentance.

Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.

In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.

If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find.

There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire.

Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.

The secret of success in life is known only by those who have not succeeded.

A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy.

Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.

Envy and fear are the only passions to which no pleasure is attached.

Jesus Christ is my joy.

Prayer is about steeping in the Spirit of a God so loving that He totally changes you.

One of the disadvantages of wine is that is makes a man mistake words for thoughts.

Personally, I can't see why it would be any less romantic to find a husband in a nice four-color catalogue than in the average downtown bar at happy hour.

I was brought up to be a gentleman. That means you know how to walk, talk and dress the part.

My career has been: first you have to prove yourself, then there's the sophomore record, then there's this thing and that thing, and you always want to be understood.

My hatred of crowds, the obviousness of crowds, of anything en masse. Is this why I like little-known books? A general desire to escape the main world.

Air ye deaf, lass?" I think. He might have called me a hairy jackass

I feel about John's gospel like I feel about my wife; I love her very much, but I wouldn't claim to understand her.

If I fail, I try again, and again, and again