A self-taught man usually has a poor teacher and a worse student.

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right to go croaking about society or what is worse looking as if he stifled grief.

In fact I am quite snappy and irritable and I don't know if I'd like to make myself worse in that respect.

What I respect as far as in myself and in others is the spirit of just doing it. For better or worse it may work and it may not but I'm going to go for it. Ultimately I probably prefer to be respected for that than whether it works out or not either winning or losing.

Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat leading to bad science and worse religion.

To reject even one major tenet of the religion or to violate one major rule of behavior is enough to get one kicked out - or worse.

Religion for better or for worse has been politicized in blatant ways that have seldom been equaled in American elections.

If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil your religion is worse than useless.

There's nothing worse than walking around and talking about your failed relationship all day every day for months on end.

A relationship is lovely if you're happy comfortable in it and you really like the person. I can think of nothing better. But there's nothing worse than having a relationship in which you feel no interest.