A dull ax never loves grindstones.

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.

Be the competition you wish to see in the world.

I tried talking to Jesus, but he just put me on hold...

The hands that help are better far than lips that pray.

I've always been interested in science - one of my favourite books is James Watson's 'Molecular Biology of the Gene.'

I know how to win. I have been winning. I do win. Even in sports.

The best craftsmanship always leaves holes and gaps... so that something that is not in the poem can creep, crawl, flash or thunder in.

one should discuss one's difficulties only when they are over.

A country is not only what it does but what it tolerates.

I would rather drown myself in the waters of the Sabarmati than harbour hate or animosity in my heart.

We never could clearly understand how it is that egotism, so unpopular in conversation, should be so popular in writing.