A cunning man overreaches no one half as much as himself.

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.

If you want to find wilier race by common sense, then you have just narrowed your searching area.

... there is one BIG factor to take into account before listening to any NAPS recording, and that is clearing yourself of self-limiting beliefs and fears of overcoming!

I can’t help but think, ’ Park would say during taekwando. ‘I can’t turn off my brain.

We need to consciously remember that we have an unprecedented responsibility to protect our planet, because without it we have nowhere else to live.

I am such a pessimist that every project has surpassed what I envisioned.

I grew up playing classical piano and percussion.

The function of the politician, therefore, is one of continuous watchfulness and activity, and he must have intimate knowledge of details if he would work out grand results.

I really do believe that people surprise you. And one of the powerful things about novels is that they're about characters, and those characters live their lives.

The Louvre is a good book to consult, but it must only be an intermediary. The real and immense study that must be taken up is the manifold picture of nature.

I've always been a strong believer that you were born with the hair you've got, but have the ability to get the hair you want.