On the trail of another man, the biographer must put up with finding himself at every turn; any biography uneasily shelters an autobiography within it.

There are ways which lead to everything, and if we have sufficient will we should always have sufficient means.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

In essence I find that the foundation of modern conservatism is driven by a clinging to God in fear of the world, whereas the foundation of modern liberalism is a clinging to the world in fear of God; albeit, the true foundation should be one's clinging to God in fear of God.

Criss Jami

Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty & dangerous encroachments on the public liberty.

James Madison

He makes his home where the living is best.

Proverb

Modern science cannot explain why the laws of physics are exactly balanced for animal life to exist.

Robert Lanza

'Exactly,' he said, while he leant forward excitedly, for all the world like a Jack-in-the-box let loose. 'Precisely; and you are a journalist - call yourself one, at least - and it should be part of your business to notice and describe people. I don't mean only the wonderful personage with the clear Saxon features, the fine blue eyes, the noble brow and classic face, but the ordinary person - the person who represents ninety out of every hundred of his own kind - the average Englishman, say, of the middle classes, who is neither very tall nor very short, who wears a moustache which is neither fair nor dark, but which masks his mouth, and a top hat which hides the shape of his head and brow, a man, in fact, who dresses like hundreds of his fellow-creatures, moves like them, speaks like them, has no peculiarity.'

Baroness Emmuska Orczy, from 'Th

The one thing we can all be sure about in politics is you are as well to expect the unexpected.

Charles Kennedy

When you lie down with a short prayer, commit yourself into the hands of your Creator; and when you have done so, trust Him with yourself, as you must do when you are dying.

Jeremy Taylor

Disease is the retribution of outraged Nature.

Hosea Ballou

Mind is the Master--power that molds and makes, and Man is Mind, and ever more he takes the Tool of Thought, and shaping what he wills, brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills--He thinks in secret and it comes to pass; Environment is but his looking-glass.

James Allen

There is a kind of victory in good work, no matter how humble.

Jack Kemp

If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask!

W. Clement Stone