Gracious to all, to none subservient, Without offense he spoke the word he meant.

Makes no sense to me,' said Huntsekker. 'You don't know who is at your door, but you know the thoughts of a man twenty miles away.' 'Life is a mystery,' said Powdermill, with a gold-toothed grin. 'It is that, right enough,' agreed Huntsekker.

David Gemmell

It is easy enough to be virtuous When nothing tempts you to stray; When without or within No voice of sin Is luring your soul away. But it is only a negative virtue until it is tried by fire. For the soul that is worth the treasures of the earth is the soul that resists desire.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

When it's said and done, the one thing I want to leave on this earth is hope. I have felt hopelessness, and it's a terrible feeling. Hopelessness will destroy you. I want to bring hope to other people.

Paula Deen

Life will not bear refinement. You must do as other people do.

Samuel Johnson

It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.

Colette, The Pure and the Impure

Good intentions and earnest effort are not enough. Only Jesus can make an otherwise futile life productive.

Charles R. Swindoll

Every artistic expression is either influenced by or adds something to politics.

Dario Fo

Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance.

Lisa Murkowski

When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.

Proverb

Half our fears arise from neglect of the Bible.

Charles H. Spurgeon

There are no perfectly honorable men; but every true man has one main point of honor and a few minor ones.

George Bernard Shaw

The Night in Isla Negra

Pablo Neruda