Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.

But as long as you know you're nobody special, you'll be a very decent sort of Horse, on the whole, and taking one thing with another.

Many things, such as loving, going to sleep, or behaving unaffectedly - are done worst when we try hardest to do them.

We ought to give thanks for all fortune: if it is good, because it is good; if bad, because it works in us patience, humility, contempt of this world and the hope of our eternal country.

There is no other day. All days are present now. This moment contains all moments.

He who has not forgiven an enemy has never yet tasted one of the most sublime enjoyments of life.

I cannot speak for the way God deals with others; I only know how he deals with me personally.