Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly

Odd how much it hurts when a friend moves away- and leaves behind only silence. read more

• Thought Odd How Much Hurts Friend Moves Away Leaves Behind Silence

But peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not rest all our hopes on parchment and on paper, let us strive to build peace, a desire for peace, a willingness to work for peace in the hearts and minds of all of our people. I believe that we can. I believe the problems of human destiny are not beyond the reach of human beings. read more

• Thought Peace Does Rest Charters Covenants Alone Lies Hearts Minds People Let Us Our Hopes Parchment Paper Strive Build Desire for Willingness Work Believe Problems Human Destiny Beyond Reach Beings

The only way to be sure of catching a train is to miss the one before it. read more

• Thought Way Sure Catching Train Miss Before

What we fear of doing most is usually what we most need to do. read more

• Thought What Fear Doing Most Usually Need Do

The perfect church service,would be one we were almost unaware of. Our attention would have been on God. read more

• Thought Perfect Church Service Almost Unaware Our Attention Been God

A healthy body is a guest-chamber for the soul; a sick body is a prison. read more

• Thought Healthy Body Guest Chamber for Soul Sick Prison

Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter. read more

• Thought Children Sweeten Labours They Misfortunes More Bitter

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience. read more

• Thought Travel Younger Sort Part Education Elder Experience

He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator. read more

• Thought Apply New Remedies Expect Evils for Time Greatest Innovator

It will not be amiss to distinguish the three kinds and, as it were, grades of ambition in mankind. The first is of those who desire to extend their own power in their native country, a vulgar and degenerate kind. The second is of those who labor to extend the power and dominion of their country among men. This certainly has more dignity, though not less covetousness. But if a man endeavor to establish and extend the power and dominion of the human race itself over the universe, his ambition (if ambition it can be called) is without doubt both a more wholesome and a more noble thing than the other two. read more

• Thought Amiss Distinguish Three Kinds Grades Ambition Mankind First Those Desire Extend Their Own Power Native Country Vulgar Degenerate Kind Second Labor Dominion Among Men Certainly More Dignity Though Covetousness Man Endeavor Establish Human Race Itself Over Universe Called Without Doubt Both Wholesome Noble Thing Two