Commemoration of Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095 As for the miseries and sins he heard of daily in the world, he was so far from wondering at them that, on the contrary, he was surprised that there were not more, considering the malice sinners were capable of... For his part, he prayed for them: but, knowing that God could remedy the mischiefs they did, when He pleased, he gave himself no further trouble.

Feast of Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c.326 If I now want to add something of my own (i.e., inner assurances) to this faith, if this great and glorious faith is defective and saves me not till I can add my own sense and my own feeling to it at such a time or place, is not this saying in the plainest manner that faith alone cannot justify me? ... All I would say of these inward delights and enjoyments is this: they are not holiness, they are not piety, they are not perfection, but they are God's gracious allurements and calls to seek after holiness and spiritual perfection.

The body is the shell of the soul, and dress the husk of that shell; but the husk often tells what the kernel is.

One who rushes madly after inordinate desire, runs the risk of encountering destruction and death.

Yet ah! why should they know their fate?Since sorrow never comes too late,And happiness too swiftly flies.Thought would destroy their paradise.No more; where ignorance is bliss,'Tis folly to be wise. - Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College.

O, hell! to choose love by another's eyes. -A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act i. Sc. 1.

The entire world is my temple, and a very fine one too, if I'm not mistaken, and I'll never lack priests to serve it as long as there are men.

A professor is one who talks in someone else's sleep.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.

Slumps are like a soft bed. They're easy to get into and hard to get out of.

What's one man's poison, signior, Is another's meat or drink.

Whatever we conceive well we express clearly, and words flow with ease.

Presents at once? That's good. He is sure to succeed.

Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine.

Fortune has something of the nature of a woman. If she is too intensely wooed, she commonly goes the further away.

Feast of Willibrord of York, Archbishop of Utrecht, Apostle of Frisia, 739 Other sins find their vent in the accomplishment of evil deeds, whereas pride lies in wait for good deeds, to destroy them.

Folks that blurt out just what they think wouldn't be so bad if they thought.