No man rides so high and in such good company as the man that allies himself to a truth.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

Poverty is not a character failing or a lack of motivation. Poverty is a shortage of money.

Children can be your heartache. But that doesn't matter, you have to go on and have them . . . it works out.

Learn to think for yourself, unless of course you can identify someone else with better judgement, and a flashlight.

They pondered the importance of coffee in silence.

The most important part of my mental self-care is knowing who to call for what kinds of help.

It's misleading to suppose there's any basic difference between education & entertainment. This distinction merely relieves people of the responsibility of looking into the matter.

Light troubles speak; the weighty are struck dumb.

Giving is the secret of abundance.

Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean that it's nonsense.

Every single person has leadership ability. Some step up and take them. Some don't. My answer was to step up and lead.