Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger the wind the stronger the trees.

That is the returning to God which in reality is never concluded on earth but yet leaves behind in the soul a divine home sickness, which never again ceases.

Max Muller

The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both.

James A. Michener, attributed

Prove it. I'll measure your words against your actions, and from that I will determine your worth.

Jackie Kessler

Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal.

Aristotle

I'm really not up for answering any questions that start with how, when, where, why or what.

John Green

To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.

Denis Waitley

A mighty good sausage stuffer was spoiled when the man became a poet.

Eugene Field

Fair and softly goes far.

Miguel de Cervantes

And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of decent interval, ask for forgiveness.

Joseph J. Ellis

My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends -- it gives a lovely light!

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Well, darkness with humor... I'm not an extremely suicidal or sad person.

Peter Steele

Nothing is more revealing than movement.

Martha Graham