Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do that with all thy might and leave the issues calmly to God.

Teach a parrot the terms 'supply and demand' and you've got an economist.

He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.

Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at length the season of summer does come.

No man lives without jostling and being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow himself through the world, giving and receiving offence.

Endurance is patience concentrated.

I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.

Nature alone is antique, and the oldest art a mushroom.

A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope.

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none.

It is hard work and great art to make life not so serious.

Political corruption, social greed, and Americanized quasi-socialism can ruin even the most wonderful places. California proved that.

Thank you for telling me fairy tales, but also for teaching me how to face the battle I'd need to win in real life.

Instead of hating, my heart cries mercy! Mercy on me! Mercy on me! Mercy on me!

As a pastor I've spent 30 years talking to people and heard every kind of story imaginable.

The object of a bunker or trap is not only to punish a physical mistake, to punish lack of control, but also to punish pride and egotism.

One of the things you realize about gettin older is that not everybody is goin to get older with you.

People will always respect you when you're in the process of being better.

There's never a bad time to put earplugs in. They're the kind of thing you can reject as a bit lame, but somebody told me to do start wearing earplugs and it turned out to be great advice.

The noblest art is that of making others happy