The wife ought to have the first child and the husband the second, then there wouldn't ever be any more.

happiness depends more upon the state of mind - and body, perhaps - than upon circumstances and events.

We cannot bring the good old days back but, if we must eat mass-made foods, get laws passed to insist upon its goodness and purity.

You can lock up from a thief, but you can't from a liar.

Some great poet or philosopher once said that " he who goes to nature for comfort must go to her empty handed " , and I think he was right.

Nature knows no calendar, the seasons move in a circle.

Unlike most great talkers, the rooks are good workers, too.

What greater restoratives have we poor mortals than a good meal taken in the company of loving friends?

Special qualities are required of the essayist. A poem or a novel may spring from the inner consciousness of an author. Reasoning poers must be brought to reinforce imagination.

Alas! in nature, as in art, we gain only according to our capacity. You cannot put an ocean in a pint pot.

Words as to the inner emotions do not come readily to me, for I have led an isolated life mentally and spiritually.

If freedom is short of weapons, we must compensate with willpower.

You are my friend because I saw my ability to increase my knowledge around you.

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast.

To go through hurt, you have to stumble on the rocks in order to walk on solid ground.

Your mind is beautiful. No matter what problems people say you have, every mind is capable of writing something inspiring and beautiful.

Women spend the money of society on its goods.

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team player second, within the rules and spirit of the game.

Open political and economic systems have been gaining ground and there's a good reason for it. They work better.

Always keep your anger bottled up. You might need a bottle of anger some day when friends come by and won't leave.

Be a hero. Always say, 'I have no fear.' Tell this to everyone - 'Have no fear.'