Great God of the Ants, thou hast granted victory to thy servants. I appoint thee honorary Colonel.
Most humbly, my beloved Saviour, I bow myself before thee. I am a worm and no man. I alone deserve to suffer. I alone shrink from suffering. I was with thee in thy days of joy, singing 'Hosanna,' and I wished to make thee King. Now, in thine hour of suffering, I am far from thee.
The risk of pollution exists for the infosphere as it does for the atmosphere. Freedom of the infosphere should thus become a law, and the Bible needs to have an 11th commandment: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's data.
To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.
Most Glorious and eternal Majesty, Thou art righteous and holy in all thou dost to the sons of men, though thou hast suffered men to condemn Thy servant, Thy servant will not condemn Thee.
Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last.
Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.
Into thy hands, O Lord. Into thy hands.
Make hunger thy sauce, as a medicine for health.
Plant thy foot firmly in the prints which His foot has made before thee.
Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest.
Great and glorious God, and Thou Lord Jesus, I pray you shed abroad your light in the darkness of my mind. Be found of me, Lord, so that in all things I may act only in accordance with Thy holy will.
Let there be a door to thy mouth, that it may be shut when need arises, and let it be carefully barred, that none may rouse thy voice to anger, and thou pay back abuse with abuse.
When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremity thou has passed through.
First get an absolute conquest over thyself, and then thou wilt easily govern thy wife.
Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, for there are plenty of others.
Philosophically, what I have learned is to thy own self be true. That is the biggest lesson of all. Relax; music is fun. To many people take it to seriously because of the money involved.
Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue.
Thus much for thy assurance know; a hollow friend is but a hellish foe.
And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face.
Wit thou well that I will not live long after thy days.
Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run?
He is armed without who is innocent within, be this thy screen, and this thy wall of brass.
As thy days, so shall thy strength be which, in modern language, may be translated as thy thoughts so shall thy life be.
Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee.
If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.
O blessed Saviour, give me grace like Thee, to make Religion my first, and chiefest care, and devoutly to observe, all solemn times, and all holy Rites, which relate to Thy worship.
My delight and thy delight Walking, like two angels white, In the gardens of the night.
Welcome, wild harbinger of spring! To this small nook of earth; Feeling and fancy fondly cling, Round thoughts which owe their birth, To thee, and to the humble spot, Where chance has fixed thy lowly lot.
To God, thy country, and thy friend be true.
Teach not thy lip such scorn, for it was made For kissing, lady, not for such contempt.
Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.
Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work.
Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just, and then be thou.
