The best way of avenging thyself is not to become like the wrong-doer.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

We shall all respect the principle of each other and do nothing that would be regarded as an act oppression to any portion of the people

And on some level it walways felt like kids paying at being grown

I'm fortunate that the books sell, but even more fortunate to live in Chatham, to be very happily married and to have, on the whole, a fairly clear conscience.

I use nothing but the best ingredients. My cookies are always baked fresh. I price cookies so that you cannot make them at home for any less. And I still give cookies away.

This guy [Tim Kaine] is every bit as radical as Barack Obama is. Every bit.

Obedience is the Christian's crown.

One man cannot do right in one department of life whilst he is occupied in doing wrong in any other department. Life is one indivisible whole

It is imperative to contest all factions for complete victory, so the army is not garrisoned and the profit can be total. This is the law of strategic siege.

This was another item about growing up: you encountered all the cliches of love and loss and heartbreak.

You belong among the wildflowers You belong in a boat out at sea You belong with your love on your arm You belong somewhere you feel free