“Everyone asks if a man is rich, no one if he is good.”

Do not mistake the rule of force for true power. Men are not shaped by force.

It is the wise man’s part to leave in darkness everything that is ugly.

Stronger than lover’s love is lover’s hate. Incurable, in each, the wounds they make.

Action achieves more than words.

Man’s most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to believe.

The man is happiest who lives from day to day and asks no more, garnering the simple goodness of life.

Death is the only water to wash away this dirt.

The same man cannot well be skilled in everything; each has his special excellence.

No one who lives in error is free.

Nothing is hopeless; we must hope for everything.

Old loves are dropped when new ones come.

Who then will dare to say I’m weak or timid? No, they’ll say I’m loyal as a friend, ruthless as a foe, so much like a hero destined for glory.

She came into the world fierce and stubborn and then she learned to hate.

Mortal fate is hard. You’d best get used to it.

Silence is true wisdom’s best reply.

Wine is a terrible foe, hard to wrestle with.

Forget bad deeds, even the good we do are full of mistakes.

We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.

Because of the Shewing I am not good but if I love God the better: and in as much as ye love God the better, it is more to you than to me.

It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future.

The Good News means we can stop lying to ourselves. The sweet sound of amazing grace saves us from the necessity of self-deception. It keeps us from denying that though Christ was victorious, the battle with lust, greed, and pride still rages within us.

Never let someone tell you that you or your dreams are impossible, improbable, or not ‘good enough’ for their liking, especially when they have no experience or knowledge of your true heart and powers.

I laugh almost everyday. I have a good sense of humor, so I’m always finding something funny.

The voice thing is a blessing that I was given. I’ve had opportunities to do voice work of all kinds. It was something that was given to me and I was able to make good use of it.