Methinks I am a prophet new inspired And thus, expiring, do foretell of him: His rash fierce blaze of riot cannot last, For violent fires soon burn out themselves; Small show'rs last long, but sudden storms are short; He tires betimes that spurs too fast betimes; With eager feeding doth choke the feeder; Light vanity, insatiate cormorant, Consuming means, soon preys upon itself.

Opposites are not contradictory but complementary.

Remember, don't put it off... Go ahead and do it... If you get to it... And don't do it... You may never get to it.. To do it... Again.

You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature or do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.

Others import yet nobler arts from France, Teach kings to fiddle, and make senates dance.

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.

Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there?

The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents, and the oceans was not ignorance, but rather the illusion of knowledge.

Don't measure your neighbor's honesty by your own.

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.

The sincere student of Scripture cannot avoid the truth of God's choice of individuals from among the sinful race of men. We may not understand this, but we must never deny it. Scripture is filled with this great truth: it is not an isolated doctrine of the Word.

The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.

The biggest difference between time and space is that you can't reuse time.

If we do not believe in ourselves- neither in our efficacy nor in our goodness- the universe is a frightening place.

The first in glory, as the first in place.

Whoever acquires knowledge and does not practice it resembles him who ploughs his land and leaves it unsown.

Sometimes party loyalty asks too much.

We may pretend that we're basically moral people who make mistakes, but the whole of history proves otherwise.

There never was in the world two opinions alike, no more that two hairs, or two grains; the most universal quality is diversity. - Michael Eyquen de Montaigne,