A man with lofty ideas is an uncomfortable neighbor.

None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort.

Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.

Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.

An intelligent woman has millions of born enemies... all the stupid men.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

Calmness is the graceful form of Confidence.

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.

There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.

Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.

In this current generation, the church is not prospering in its mandate to extend kingdom principles throughout culture

To be afraid and to be brave is the best kind of courage of all.

Odd how clear it suddenly became, once a person had died, that the body was the very least of him.

Medicine is still all about treating populations, not people - one-size-fits all treatments and diagnoses.

The Big Tree is Nature's forest masterpiece, and so far as I know, the greatest of living things.

God gave you your own race to run, stop comparing yourself to other people. They have their race and you have yours. Run hard and don't quit.

Sam Walton instilled ownership of the products in the stores into the collective consciousness of every associate regardless of what job they did for the company.

The name Sissy came because my brothers called me that.

The root of prayer is interior silence.

I can edit into infinity. It's such a joy. I'd probably edit until the last word. Until there's only one word left.