The union of a sect within itself is a pitiful charity; it's no concord of Christians, but a conspiracy against Christ; and they that love one another for their opinionative concurrence, love for their own sakes, not their Lord's.

Only the young die good.

When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates.

The common good comes before the private good.

The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie.

A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.

It is a talent of the weak to persuade themselves that they suffer for something when they suffer from something; that they are showing the way when they are running away; that they see the light when they feel the heat; that they are chosen when they are shunned.

Thinking in words slows you down and actually decreases comprehension in much the same way as walking a tightrope too slowly makes one lose one's balance.

Honour all men. Love the brotherhood, Fear God. Honour the king.

We judge others by their actions; we judge ourselves by our intentions.

Treat a thousand dispositions in a thousand ways.

Remorse goes to sleep during a prosperous period and wakes up in adversity.

You can no more give what you haven't learned than you can come back from a place you've never been.

Popularity is exhausting. The life of the party almost always winds up in a corner with an overcoat over him.

Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not to retreat; you have to master yourself.

These evils I deserve, and more . . . . Justly, yet despair not of his final pardon, Whose ear is ever open, and his eye Gracious to re-admit the suppliant.

The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life... Learn deeply of the Mind and its mystery, for therein lies the secret of immortality.

Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.

Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise.