When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me.
A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.
Parting is all we know of heaven, and all we need of hell.
Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.
One joy dispels a hundred cares.
You will never know how sharp a sword is unless it's drawn from its sheath.
Whenever a thing is done for the first time, it releases a little demon.
Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.
To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.
There is no frigate like a book to take us lands away nor any coursers like a page of prancing poetry.
Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door.
Fortune befriends the bold.
Tell the truth, but tell it slant.
Love is anterior to life, posterior to death, initial of creation, and the exponent of breath.
I argue thee that love is life and life hath immortality.
They say that god is everywhere, and yet we always think of him as somewhat of a recluse.
Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.
An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.
Violence begins with the fork.
Poverty is the worst form of violence.
See the good in people and help them.
There would be nothing to frighten you if you refused to be afraid.
What barrier is there that love cannot break ?
It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.