The secret of success lies never in the amount of money, but in the relation of income to outgo.
Death is appalling to those of the most iron nerves, when it comes quietly and in the stillness and solitude of night.
Hebrews. This book is much superior to most of the writings attributed to St. Paul, though passages in the other books are very admirable.
No star seemed less than what science has taught us that it is.
Superstition is a quality that seems indigenous to the ocean.
A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of government, the regal state requiring a costly parade, and he who depends on his own power to rule, must strengthen that power by bribing the active and enterprising whom he cannot intimidate.
In America, it is indispensable that every well wisher of true liberty should understand that acts of tyranny can only proceed from the publick. The publick, then, is to be watched, in this country, as, in other countries kings and aristocrats are to be watched.
The fourth (of the four cardinal virtues) is supportiveness: this manifests as service to others without expectation of reward. (Paraphrased: Such service is not a mere conforming to some external rule of behavior, but instead a manifestation of your original nature).
Prices are always lower when the troops are in the street.
Tate University - a large football stadium with a college attached.
I read all the time. I was reading a book I admire very much by Alice McDermot called Charming Billy.