Opinions cannot survive if one has no chance to fight for them.

Commemoration of Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, c.862 Commemoration of Bonaventure, Franciscan Friar, Bishop, Peacemaker, 1274 The Christ of God was not then first crucified when the Jews brought Him to the Cross; but Adam and Eve were His first real murderers; for the death which happened to them in the day when they did eat of the earthly tree was the death of the Christ of God or the divine life in their souls. For Christ had never come into the world as a second Adam to redeem it, had He not been originally the life and perfection and glory of the first Adam.

Firelight will not let you read fine stories but it's warm and you won't see the dust on the floor.

Kings are earth's gods; in vice their law's their will.

And the fireflies, Wah-wah-taysee, Waved their torches to mislead him.

The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.

Can you top this?

Go anywhere in England where there are natural, wholesome, contented, and really nice English people; and what do you always find? That the stables are the real centre of the household.

What song the Syrens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women.

One day at least in every week, The sects of every kind Their doctrines here are sure to seek, And just as sure to find.

Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.

Artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.

As a beauty I'm not a great star. Others are handsomer far, but my face -- I don't mind it because I'm behind it, it the folks out in front that I jar.

Genius is the power of lighting one's own fire.

The benediction of these covering heavens Fall on their heads like dew, for they are worthy To inlay heaven with stars.

For a long time it has seemed to me that life was about to begin; Real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.

I have long been of the opinion that if work were such a splendid thing the rich would have kept more of it for themselves.

A good name, like good will, is attained by many actions and may be lost by one.

As clouds are blown away by the wind, the thirst for material pleasures will be driven away by the utterance of the Lord's name.

Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority.