Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

The mind is no match with the heart in persuasion; constitutionality is no match with compassion.

A little child in church for the first time watched as the ushers passed the offering plates.When they neared the pew where he sat, the youngster piped up so that everyone could hear; "Don't pay for me Daddy, I'm under five.".

All round the room my silent servants wait, My friends in every season, bright and dim.

The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.

Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act.

What then? What rests? Try what repentance can. What can it not? Yet what can it when one cannot repent? O wretched state? O bosom black as death! O limed soul, that struggling to be free Art more engaged!

The rarest things in the world, next to a spirit of discernment, are diamonds and pearls.

I have always dressed according to certain Basic Guy Fashion Rules, including: * Both of your socks should always be the same color * Or they should at least both be fairly dark.

I don't even butter my bread; I consider that cooking.

Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.

If we could know which of us, darling, would be the first to go, who would be first to breast the swelling tide and step alone upon the other side -- if we could know!

Today, if you are not confused, you are just not thinking clearly.

You live with your thoughts -- so be careful what they are.

There's a proud modesty in merit; averse from asking, and resolved to pay ten times the gifts it asks.

A kid's idea of a balanced diet is a hamburger in each hand.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

Here at lastWe shall be free;the Almighty hath not builtHere for his envy, will not drive us hence:Here we may reign secure, and in my choiceTo reign is worth ambition though in Hell:Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven. - Paradise Lost.

Three reasons to be a teacher- June, July, and August.