nothing is so horrifying as the possibility of existing simply because we do not know how to die.

Goethe has made a remark upon the perfectability of the human mind, which is full of sagacity: It is always advancing, but in a spiral line.

Love is the symbol of eternity.

Enthusiasm signifies 'God in us.'

Prayer is the life of the soul.

The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action.

As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more freely.

In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.

The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.

Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.

We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.

I don't love you anymore", she whispered. "I don't love you at all." His throat closed. "It's all right, sweetheart. I love you enough for both of us.

Don't underestimate the power of being underestimated.

As I write this entry, I touch a saber-tooth tiger skull in my office. Without stars there could be no skulls

The ultimate pleasure of architecture lies in the most forbidden parts of the architectural act, where limits are perverted and prohibitions are transgressed.

If there is one doctrine I have preached more than another, it is the doctrine of the Perseverance of the Saints even to the end.

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, and the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.

With a heavy load and a long journey

Assuming I'm home and don't have an event, I'll have a massage or I'll talk on the phone.

The key is love, the action is service, and the joy is knowing the grandeur that is God in us and in everything.

One is only happy in proportion as he makes others feel happy and only useful as he contributes his influences for the finer callings in life.