Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past.
It is the cringer to his equal that is chiefly seen bold to his God.
Love looketh from the eye, and kindleth love by looking.
A spark is a molecule of matter, yet may it kindle the world; vast is the mighty ocean, but drops have made it vast. Despise not thou small things, either for evil or for good; for a look may work thy ruin, or a word create thy wealth.
Travel is a ceaseless fount of surface education, But its wisdom will be simply superficial, if thou add not thoughts to things.
To-morrow is that lamp upon the marsh, which a traveller never reacheth; To-morrow, the rainbow's cup, coveted prize of ignorance; To-morrow, the shifting anchorage, dangerous trust of manners; To-morrow, the wrecker's beacon, wily snare of the destroyer. Reconcile conviction with delay, and To-morrow is a fatal lie; Frighten resolutions into action, To-morrow is a wholesome truth.
Our cares are all To-day, our joys are all To-day; And in one little word, our life, what is it but--To-day?
I realized that I had to be honest about where I was, where I was coming from, and what I was trying to do.
Wealth is not a material gain, but a state of mind.
But hope is no less realistic than despair. It is still our choice whether to live in light or lie down in darkness.
I'm a big fan of the effects of alcohol.