A mother is as different from anything else that God ever thought of, as can possibly be. She is a distinct and individual creation.

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.

Insanity, thy name is woman

Oh my gosh, he smells good, like some exotic but comforting spice, nutmeg or cardamom. Slowly Damian lowers his head to mine and I think my chest might explode, my heart is tap-dancing so qui

I ask you, what good is a big picture window and the lavish appointments and a priceless decor in a home if there is no mother there?

I just looked at the pattern of my life, decided I didn't like it, and changed.

Every game is an away game. Sometimes its hard to keep up with real life.

You can't say you're happy either. You don't even smile for me.

Worry is the cross which we make for ourselves by over anxiety.

Nothing is impossible. Some things are just less likely than others.

A tremendous strike which hit the defender full on the arm - and it nearly came off.

Perfection is always infinite.