The bay-trees in our country are all wither'd And meteors fright the fixed stars of heaven; The pale-faced moon looks bloody on the earth And lean-look'd prophets whisper fearful change. These signs forerun the death or fall of kings.

When alerted to an intrusion by tinkling glass or otherwise, 1) Calm yourself 2) Identify the intruder 3) If hostile, kill him. Step number 3 is of particular importance. If you leave the guy alive out of misguided softheartedness, he will repay y

Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.

Fear is the greatest salesman.

For a light heart lives long.

Many a sober Christian would rather admit that a wafer is God than that God is a cruel and capricious tyrant.

Another possible source of guidance for teenagers is television, but television's message has always been that the need for truth, wisdom and world peace pales by comparison with the need for a toothpaste that offers whiter teeth *___and* fresher

The pollution's at that awkward stage. Too thick to navigate and too thin to cultivate.

If a man has a strong faith he can indulge in the luxury of skepticism.

Live within your income, even if you have to borrow to do so.

The difference between a Miracle and a Fact is exactly the difference between a mermaid and a seal.

Don't get mad, get even.

"What the hell are you getting so upset about? I thought you didn't believe in God." "I don't," she sobbed, bursting violently into tears, "but the God I don't believe in is a good God, a just God, a merciful God. He's not the mean and stupid Go

Money can't buy love, but it improves your bargaining position.

Fortune and love befriend the bold.

Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform.

It is Mr. Mellon's credo that $200,000,000 can do no wrong. Our offense consists in doubting it.

A casual stroll through a lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.

The ripest fruit falls first.

Ignorance is the Mother of Devotion.

Perhaps no person can be a poet, or even enjoy poetry without a certain unsoundness of mind.

[He] took me into his library and showed me his books, of which he had a complete set.