To provoke dreams of terror in the slumber of prosperity has become the moral duty of literature.

The world always makes the assumption that the exposure of an error is identical with the discovery of truth--that the error and truth are simply opposite. They are nothing of the sort. What the world turns to, when it is cured on one error, is usually simply another error, and maybe one worse than the first one.

Commemoration of Brooke Foss Westcott, Bishop of Durham, Teacher, 1901 As a good Christian should consider every place as holy, because God is there, so he should look upon every part of his life as a matter of holiness, because it is offered unto God. The profession of a clergyman is a holy profession, because it is a ministration in holy things, an attendance at the alter. But worldly business is to be made holy unto the Lord, by being done as a service unto Him, and in conformity to His Divine will.

If I were a gambler, I would take even money that England will not exist in the year 2000.

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.

Men lose their tempers in defending their taste.

If thou engrossest all the griefs are thine, Thou robb'st me of a moiety.

Flowers are words Which even a babe may understand.

Are you having a Blond day?

People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can't fool the neighbours.

Playing snooker gives you firm hands and helps to build up character. It is the ideal recreation for dedicated nuns.

Man's many desires are like the small metal coins he carries around in his pocket. The more he has, the more they weigh him down.

When love came first to earth, the Spring Spread rose-beds to receive him.

The man in the street does not know a star in the sky.

We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.

A trend is a trend is a trend. But the question is, will it bend? Will it alter its course through some unforeseen force and come to a premature end?

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. •Vince Lombardi or •Donald Kendall My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there. •Indira Gandhi I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. •Douglas Adams There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes. •William Bennett The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them. •Robert Frost When work is a pleasure, life is a joy; when work is a duty, life is slavery. •Maksim Gorky One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. •Elbert Hubbard It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. •Jerome K Jerome One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important. •Bertrand Russell Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then--we elected them. •Lily Tomlin Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment. •Robert Benchley Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. •Thomas Edison Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all. •Sam Ewing Real success is finding you lifework in the work that you love. •David McCullough Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work. •John G. Pollard Banker: A fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain. •Mark Twain

The modest, lowly violet In leaves of tender green is set; So rich she cannot hide from view, But covers all the bank with blue.

Don't be irreplaceable -- if you can't be replaced, you won't be promoted.

I bring to my life a certain amount of mess.