"Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you."

"The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible."

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance—it is the illusion of knowledge."

"There is a history in all men's lives, figuring the nature of the times deceased."

"The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature."