Pastoral Resources

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble.

Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than good counsel.

My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man fears everything; but whenever a divine force cheers on our voyage, then we believe that the same fate will always blow fair.

Please all, and you will please none.

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.

He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another.

A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.

If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.

He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.

Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will take a little longer.

It's definitely a dream come true to be recognized and to be able to sign autographs. But, it's also a lot of hard work and can be draining. If you don't know already, you will quickly learn who your real friends are.

The wave of the Islamic revolution will soon reach the entire world.

Those who insist on having hostilities with us, kill and destroy the option of friendship with us in the future, which is unfortunate because it is clear the future belongs to Iran and that enmities will be fruitless.

All lovely things will have an ending, All lovely things will fade and die; And youth, that's now so bravely spending, Will beg a penny by and by.

It will take very sophisticated marketing to achieve our aim of bringing more black people into the theater.

If you find an Australian indoors, it's a fair bet that he will have a glass in his hand.

I suppose I will go on selling newspapers until at last will come the late night final.

I do not believe, given her past decisions and comments on the reasons to go to war in Iraq, that Dr. Rice will be able to represent the United States without a predetermined bias from the war.