The people will come to their own at last,-God is not mocked forever.

The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by him who resists it.

Dealing with a government with whom mendacity is a science is an extremely difficult matter.

Friends are the sunshine of life.

Speak with the speech of the world; think with the thoughts of the few.

True luck consists not in holding the best of the cards at the table; luckiest is he who knows just when to rise and go home.

Make all good men your well-wishers, and then, in the years' steady sifting, Some of them turn into friends. Friends are the sunshine of life.

There are three species of creatures who when they seem coming are going, when they seem going they come: diplomats, women, and crabs.

At my door the Pale Horse stands to carry me to unknown lands.

I think that saving a little child And bringing him to his own, Is a derned sight better business Than loafing around the throne.

Break not the rose; its fragrance and beauty are surely sufficient, resting contented with these, never a thorn shall you feel.

Kindness has the warmth in it and it can melt a hateful heart.

If all records told the same tale—then the lie passed into history and became truth.

you want to be angry but you can’t stop looking and when you look you love and when you love the entire world unfolds around you

[A]lthough wisdom is built on life experience, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.

People always ask me, 'Were you funny as a child?' Well, no, I was an accountant.

I am at the bookstore a lot, but let my friends, the professional Birchbark Books staff, handle the day in and day out.

I'm really interested in the difference between selfishness and generosity. It confuses me to no end because sometimes it all just feels like pure indulgence on my part.

One if the hardest things in life to learn are which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn.

I find myself dreaming of doing normal things - like staying home and washing dishes.

Apollo Records signed me for my gospel ability.