A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he can't sit on it.

You can build a throne with bayonets, but you can't sit on it for long.

You can make a throne of bayonets, but you can't sit on it for long.

Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself.

Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next.

Many people believe that they are attracted by God, or by Nature, when they are only repelled by man (More Lay Thoughts of a Dean)