It is idleness that creates impossibilities; and where people don't care to do anything, they shelter themselves under a permission that it cannot be done.
Bishop Robert South
Wonder is from surprise, and surprise stops with experience.
Bishop Robert South
Passion is the drunkenness of the mind.
Bishop Robert South
Most of the appearance of mirth in the world is not mirth, it is art. The wounded spirit is not seen, but walks under a disguise.
Bishop Robert South
Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
Bishop Robert South
Truth will lose its credit, if delivered by a person that has none.
Bishop Robert South
Defeat should never be a source of discouragement, but rather a fresh stimulus.
Bishop Robert South
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.