Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.

If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality.

Nothing is void of God, his work is everywhere his full of himself.

Whatever I will become will be what God has chosen for me.

Spending time with God through prayer and His Word is a prerequisite for having a great life and fulfilling your purpose.

Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze. But the book cannot be understood unless one first learns to comprehend the language and read the letters in which it is composed.

Forty to 60 I would say is your prime. That’s when you know the most, you’ve seen the most, you understand the most, and you still have some physical energy.

Each time we cooperate with God, we take one more giant step forward. Because when God asks us to change, it means that He always has something better to give us – more freedom, greater joy, and greater blessings.

When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.

I never saw a contradiction between the ideas that sustain me and the ideas of that symbol, of that extraordinary figure, Jesus Christ.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Things don’t have to change the world to be important.

I don’t trust liberals, I trust conservatives.

Not only does God play dice, but… he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.

I change my mind a lot. I usually don’t agree with what I say very much. I’m an awful liar.

The words of truth are always paradoxical.

He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery!

Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back.

Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed… Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.

Man is the most intelligent of the animals – and the most silly.

It doesn’t matter where you come from, what you have or don’t have, what you lack, or what you have too much of. But all you need to have is faith in God, an undying passion for what you do and what you choose to do in this life, and a relentless drive and the will to do whatever it takes to be successful in whatever you put your mind to.

Nothing is more terrible than activity without insight.

The higher a man stands, the more the word vulgar becomes unintelligible to him.

When you’re older you want to learn from other people.

Don’t get older just to get wiser. If you get older, you will be wiser, I believe that – if you dare. But get older because it’s fun!

Religion is more than life. Remember that his own religion is the truest to every man even if it stands low in the scales of philosophical comparison.

No legacy is so rich as honesty.

We live in a culture that relishes tearing others down. It’s ultimately more fulfilling, though, to help people reach their goals. Instead of feeling jealous, remember: If God did it for them, He can do it for you.

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

The life so short, the craft so long to learn.

I think a number of the leaders are, whether you like it or not, in the hip-hop generation. And when they understand enough, they’ll do wonders. I count on them.

Our faith is faith in someone else’s faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.

The ‚public‘ scares me, but people I trust.

If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.

That is never too often repeated, which is never sufficiently learned.

Peace if possible, truth at all costs.

Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will be as one.

I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that I still possess.

While there’s life, there’s hope.

We turn toward God only to obtain the impossible.

It’s wonderful to climb the liquid mountains of the sky. Behind me and before me is God and I have no fears.

I’m a child of God first. Before I became a celebrity, I was baptized a Christian.

The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution.

Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.

Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas.

Man is an imperceptible atom always trying to become one with God.

The best advice comes from people who don’t give advice.

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.

Until you pray, God cannot work.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

When the solution is simple, God is answering.

Are creeds such simple things like the clothes which a man can change at will and put on at will? Creeds are such for which people live for ages and ages.

A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.

I wouldn’t ever say if you’re having tough times then there must be something wrong with you or your attitude. Life’s a fight. It’s a good fight of faith. I encourage people to stay up, stay hopeful, stay faith-filled.

Intolerance betrays want of faith in one’s cause.

Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.

Songs are my diaries; they always have been. You have to put your trust in everyone because putting down those real, personal details and thoughts that make a song authentic also opens you right up. I am constantly misunderstood; a lot of people just don’t get me.