“We do many things carelessly or unwillingly, but nothing studiously unless we are willing and apply ourselves.”

“Are you not moved to tears and bitter compassion, when you behold the only Son of God seized by the most impious, dragged away, mocked, scourged, buffeted, spit upon, crowned with thorns, hung upon...”

“The Son of God took our nature, and in it took upon himself to teach us by both word and example even to the point of death, thus binding us to himself through love.”

“Our redemption through the suffering of Christ is that deeper love within us which not only frees us from slavery to sin, but also secures for us the true liberty of the children of God, in order t...”

“By doubting we are led to question, by questioning we arrive at the truth.”

“It is by doubting that we come to investigate, and by investigating that we recognize the truth.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”

“Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.”

“Artists themselves are not confined, but their output is.”

“Conservatives define themselves in terms of what they oppose.”

“If we fail to listen to music, we shall be miserable.”

“But such was the way with people they loved the things that made them miserable.”

“In reality of everyday occurrences I've had to submit to people in order not to lose them. It's less the submission that bothers me, I guess, than how it makes my life miserable. And what happens i...”