Methinks sometimes I have no more wit than a Christian or an ordinary man has.

Patriotism has become a mere national self assertion, a sentimentality of flag-cheering with no constructive duties.

A few observation and much reasoning lead to error, many observations and a little reasoning to truth.

Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket: and do not merely pull it out and strike it, merely to show that you have one.

God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I've ever met.

Nature is not human hearted.

Thank God, I have done my duty.

We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done.

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

Feast of Thomas More, Scholar & Martyr, & John Fisher, Bishop & Martyr, 1535 Almighty God, have mercy on N and N and on all that bear me ill will, and would me harm, and on their faults and mine together; and by such easy, tender, merciful means as Thine infinite wisdom best can divine, vouchsafe to amend and redress; and make us saved souls together in heaven where we may ever live and love together with Thee and Thy blessed saints, O glorious Trinity, for the bitter passion of our sweet saviour Christ, amen. ... ascribed to Sir Thomas More July 7, 2002 O God, the strength of all those who put their trust in thee; mercifully accept our prayers; and because, through the weakness of our mortal nature, we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping thy commandments we may please thee, both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ... Collect for the first Sunday after Trinity, The Book of Common Prayer [1928] July 8, 2002 Happily for us, the fundamental Christian message concerns not what we ought to do, but what God has done and what God is willing to do. In fellowship with Him and with others who are likewise trying to be like Him, we can be lifted up above our native possibilities.

All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced to practice, and falsehood passing from words into things.

Unbelief is blind.

The Church on earth is a cross-eyed church, with one eye on God in His heavenly benediction, and one eye on the needy world of men.

Every winter, When the great sun has turned his face away, The earth goes down into a vale of grief, And fasts, and weeps, and shrouds herself in sables, Leaving her wedding-garlands to decay-- Then leaps in spring to his returning kisses.

Good behavior is the last refuge of mediocrity.

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

But truer stars did govern Proteus' birth; His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles, His love sincere, his thoughts immaculate, His tears pure messengers sent from his heart, His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.

I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as 'twas said to me.