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

One who does not know when to die, does not know how to live.

The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.

Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly be corrupt.

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

If someone lies, well, you had a choice to trust that person or not. I think the way my father raised me, well, he trusted everybody. And that worked for him.

Though she be but little, she is fierce.

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.

If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics.

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

If God can’t get you to obey Him concerning your money, he won’t get to anything else you got.

Religious organizations exist to foster the interests of persons subscribing to the same religious faith. Not so of for-profit corporations. Workers who sustain the operations of those corporations commonly are not drawn from one religious community.

I think faith is incredibly important because you will become overwhelmed with what’s happening and you will have waves of grief, but when you turn to your faith, I believe God will give you waves of grace to get through it.

He that speaks much, is much mistaken.

I never promise anything. I don’t promise anything to my mum. I don’t promise anything to the supporters.

A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.

Reparations – not just aid – should be provided by those responsible for devastating Iraqi civilian society by cruel sanctions and military actions, and – together with other criminal states – for supporting Saddam Hussein through his worst atrocities and beyond. That is the minimum that honesty requires.

A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.

Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.

The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.

I want to be a man who is truthful and who won’t let pride get in the way of my ripping myself open to my partner and saying, ‚Here I am. This is me.‘ I feel there’s something powerful when a man reaches a point in his life when he can be completely vulnerable.

God is on my side, and that’s all I need. I get up in the morning, I pray to God. I don’t pray to the president, the governor, the mayor, no black caucus, no this and that. I pray to God, and that’s the end of it.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.

I believe in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

The spiritual is the parent of the practical.

Dear friends, we may well sing to our Beloved when it is near the time of our departure. It draws near, and as it approaches, we must not dread it, but rather thank God for it.

There’s a belief that you’re supposed to be poor, and suffering, and show your humility. I just don’t see the Bible that way. I see that God came and Jesus died so that we might live an abundant life and be a blessing to others.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.

Logically, harmony must come from the heart… Harmony very much based on trust. As soon as use force, creates fear. Fear and trust cannot go together.

I glory in the distinguishing grace of God and will not, by the grace of God, step one inch from my principles or think of adhering to the present fashionable sort of religion.

Always be sincere, even if you don’t mean it.

Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

Prayer is such a basic foundation of a Christian’s relationship with God. It’s how we communicate and fellowship with Him. But a surprising number of people, young and old, new and even long-time Christians, say they’re not satisfied with their prayer life.

Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question.

Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream.

I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.

It’s amazing if you just listen to people. They tell you all the time things that you can do for them, without even realizing what they’re doing. I’ve learned to take notice of those things and if it’s something that I feel God wants me to do, then I try to do that to add joy to their life.

God’s mercy and grace give me hope – for myself, and for our world.

The wit knows that his place is at the tail of a procession.

Storms make trees take deeper roots.

But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.

This Sunday School has been of help to me, greater perhaps than any other force in my Christian life, and I can ask no better things for you than that you, and all that shall come after you in this great band of workers for Christ, shall receive the same measure of blessedness which I have been permitted to have.

Martyrs do not underrate the body, they allow it to be elevated on the cross. In this they are at one with their antagonists.

Faith activates God – Fear activates the Enemy.

We do not pray to God to instruct Him as to what He should do; neither for a moment must we presume to dictate the method of the divine working.

You hear a lot about God these days: God, the beneficent; God, the all-great; God, the Almighty; God, the most powerful; God, the giver of life; God, the creator of death. I mean, we’re hearing about God all the time, so we better learn how to deal with it. But if we know anything about God, God is arbitrary.

Peace is one of the most precious gifts God has promised His children.

Christ managed to boil down an awful lot of commandments to a few very simple rules for living. It’s when you go backwards through the ‚begats‘ and the Garden of Eden, and you start thinking, ‚Hang on, that’s a big punishment for eating one lousy apple… There’s a human-rights issue.‘

The wise are wise only because they love. The fool are fools only because they think they can understand love.

If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.

I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.

First of all, you ask me if the God of Christians forgives one who doesn’t believe and doesn’t seek the faith. Premise that – and it’s the fundamental thing – the mercy of God has no limits if one turns to him with a sincere and contrite heart; the question for one who doesn’t believe in God lies in obeying one’s conscience.

Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.

My understanding of the Scriptures has been made simple by the person of Christ.

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

All our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feast of the mind.

You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.

Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.