"The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame."

"Travelers we are, in this journey of memory. Aboard together we might, and get off at different times.Still, memory lingers."

"Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked."

"You are truly zen when you can wipe your ass with the words you have written down."

"Don't be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows."

"For this reason I tell you: When you pray and ask for something, believe that you have received it, and you will be given whatever you ask for."

"The secret of teaching is to appear to have known all your life what you learned this afternoon."

"But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat it; for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."

"Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer."

"Friendship is a plant which must be often watered."

"According to my doctor it's okay to drink like a fish - as long as I drink what the fish drinks."

"Luck always seems to be against the man who depends on it."

"I do not understand what I do....It is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me...For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do - this I keep on doing...I find this law at work: when I want to do good, evil is right there with me...I delight in God's law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin...I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin."

"Boredom like necessity is very often the mother of invention."

"A vast and fiery nuclear furnace launched photons through the reaches of space; they hurtled trillions of kilometers at breakneck speed, then filtered gently into the bedroom as shafts of dawn sunlight."

"Some love lasts a lifetime. True love lasts forever."

"An evening like this would be empty without some reference to [politics] so let's just think of this as empty."

"Travel is rebellion in its purest form. - we follow our heart- we free ourselves of labels- we lose control willingly- we trade a role for reality- we love the unfamiliar- we trust strangers- we own only what we can carry- we search for better questions, not answers- we truly graduate- we, sometimes, choose never to come back."

"Love is patient; love is kind and envies no one. Love is never boastful, nor conceited, nor rude; never selfish, not quick to take offense. Love keeps no score of wrongs; does not gloat over other men's sins, but delights in the truth. There is nothing love cannot face; there is no limit to its faith, its hope, and endurance. [....] In a word, there are three things that last forever: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of them all is love."

"If you don't place your foot on the rope you'll never cross the chasm."

"In your haste you walk far too fast. And in doing so you often leave your soul behind."

"Remember when we used to laugh at old people when we were young? Do you recall what was so funny?"

"A person's reputation is a mixture of what his friends enemies and relatives say behind his back."

"Enjoy yourself. These are the "good old days" you're going to miss in the years ahead."

"It's not your end goal that gives life to your required actions, it's your required actions that give life to your end goal."

"You are sheep among wolves; be wise as serpents, yet innocent as doves."

"The difficulties of life are intended to make us better not bitter."

"Love is like war easy to begin but hard to end."

"Let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the LORD, exercising loving kindness, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight, says the LORD."

"Keep doing what you're doing and you'll keep getting what you're getting."

"Laughter is the best medicine."

"She is neither an explorer nor a mapmaker, but she can always find her way to my heart."

"He who corrects an arrogant man earns insult, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs opprobrium."

"I do not want to just read books I want to crawl inside them and live there."

"Twenty per cent of the people in volunteer groups do ninety per cent of the work."

"Downsizing means you're about to become the guest of honor at a going-away party."

"For there is no respect of persons with God."

"You don't marry someone you can live with - you marry the person who you cannot live without."

"How beautiful is victory but how dear!"

"One little six-year-old took home a note saying he need not come to school since he was "too stupid to learn." That boy was Thomas Edison."

"Life is a mystery to be experienced, not solved."

"Don't leave before the miracle happens!"

"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

"No woman ever shot her husband while he was doing the dishes."

"One who has both feet firmly planted in the air."

"I believe books are life's best gifts, as they allow us to venture into worlds we never thought existed. Giving us a chance to be someone different, giving us the chance to dawdle in the words - And feel free!"

"Everyone wants everyone to be perfect for them, but they don't want themselves to be perfect for others..."

"Be spontaneous! When was the last time you did something completely out of character? You have to open yourself to trying new things, especially those that you may previously never have thought of doing, or had been too hesitant to attempt. This is how you open doors of opportunity for positive growth. When we try new experiences, we allow ourselves to feel again. Everything in life can't be planned. Sometimes you just need to let your hair down and live in the moment. Being spontaneous will keep your life interesting and exciting. So instead of saying no, start saying yes!"

"When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom."

"Old houses mended Cost little less than new before they're ended."