That love of self, which the world advocates, is a thousand times more dangerous than any poison.

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.

When Lincoln was asked if God was on the Union’s side, Lincoln’s unvarying response was that what was really important was whether they were on God’s side.

Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you.

Once a man takes honesty as his ideal, he cannot confine himself to showing to pleasant and reasonable side of his nature.

There are as many paths to Truth as there are souls of men.

In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics.

I've never seen class warfare as nasty as it is today, as a result of tax debate.

I need to celebrate life because I'm in a good spot, I work hard, and I am happy with who I am and what I do for a living.

There is a certain destiny of everything, regulated by the foreknowledge and providence of God in His works.

Sometimes the tide is just out. But it always comes back in again. In times of severe distress, we tend to get tunnel vision and think this feeling will last forever. It will not.

Mechanical wings allow us to fly, but it is with our minds that we make the sky ours