They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters: These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will-he will be sure to repent it.

Dust is a protective coating for fine furniture.

The Pastor said, "Today I've prepared a $10 sermon on fire and brimstone that will take me about an hour and half to deliver, and I've prepared a $50 sermon on the evils of sin that will take about 45 minutes to give, and I've got a 10 minute $100 sermon on love and generosity. We'll take the collection at this time to see which one y'all vote for.".

Compromise: An amiable arrangement between husband and wife whereby they agree to let her have her own way.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

Those who drink to drown their sorrows should be taught that sorrows know how to swim.

Our deeds still travel with us from afar. And what we have been makes us what we are.

Folly is often more cruel in the consequences than malice can be in the intent.

You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave -- win or lose.

Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all.

Of this you may be assured, that you shall none of you suffer for your opinions or religion, so long as you live peaceably, and you have the word of a king for it.

Every extreme attitude is a flight from the self.

Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education. Probably, no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.

Nobody can describe a fool to the life, without much patient self-inspection.

In essentials, unity; in nonessentials, liberty; in all things, charity.

The king himself has follow'd her When she has walk'd before.

Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise. She is cunning, but for good ends. She has brought me here and will also lead me away. She may scold me, but she will not hate her work. I trust her.

Author: A fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him, insists on tormenting generations to come.

If you want work well done, select a busy man; the other kind has no time.