For the Lord hath in no place forbidden mirth.
Celebrating faith over reason is merely a way of denying what is, in favor of embracing any whim that strikes your fancy.
If the road is easy, you're likely going the wrong way.
Love is a passion for life shared with another person. You fall in love with a person who you think is wonderful. It's your deepest appreciation of the value of that individual, and that individual is a reflection of what you value most in life. Love, for sound reasons, can be one of life's greatest rewards.
I'm afraid that we all make mistakes. One of the things that defines our character is how we handle mistakes. If we lie about having made a mistake, then it can't be corrected and it festers. On the other hand, if we give up just because we made a mistake, even a big mistake, none of us would get far in life.
Knowledge is a weapon. I intend to be formidably armed.
The Wizard's First Rule: People are stupid; given proper motivation almost anyone will believe almost anything.
A councilor ought not to sleep the whole night through, a man to whom the populace is entrusted, and who has many responsibilities.
It's never crowded along the extra mile.
I'm more critical of my songwriting than anybody, but I've worked really hard in the last five to 10 years to improve.
The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth. The second is that he shall suppress nothing that is true. Moreover, there shall be no suspicion of partiality in his writing, or of malice.