A man that is afraid is never a man.

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.

The beauty of being!

There is something magical about young love, when you still think that the world is your oyster and you have your whole life ahead of you.

It's through the test, that we find our true strength.

Sometimes you have to separate yourself from the ones you love for a season, so God can reveal things to you by His spirit.

I will never use a substitute for butter. Margarine is one molecule away from eating plastic. If I'm going to eat that type of food, it's going to be the real deal.

[Michelle Malkin] has been supporting a party which includes most of the idiots in this country who would judge her entirely and exclusively on her [Filipino] appearance.

Taste is to literature what bon ton is in society.

The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.

I never made any money off of my records. It gave me the name across the country so that I could do some of the things in my personal appearances.

If you look deep enough you will see music; the heart of nature being everywhere music.