Let us eat and drink neither forgetting death unduly nor remembering it. The Lord hath mercy on whom he will have mercy, etc., and the less we think about it the better.

Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

Faith - you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without it.

What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth.

The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest she should catch a cold on overexposure.

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.