But I begin to think the chief difficulty in writing a book must be to keep out what does not belong to it.

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.

A man's real belief is that which he lives by. What a man believes is the thing he does, not the thing he thinks.

Never tell a child 'you have a soul.' Teach him, you are a soul; you have a body.

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.

Forgiveness unleashes joy. It brings peace. It washes the slate clean. It sets all the highest values of love in motion.

Any faith in Him, however small, is better than any belief about Him, however great.

No man ever sank under the burden of the day. It is when tomorrow's burden is added to the burden of today that the weight is more than a man can bear.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.

It is by loving and not by being loved that one can come nearest to the soul of another.

How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.

By making yourself a life-long leaner you’ll keep discovering new and exciting things about yourself and others.

To know yourself you must know the transience of your self.

I prayed for someone to love me as much as I loved you. Eventually I came to see that that Someone was me.

An essential part of teachingis to show how to enjoy learning.

The world has never favored the experimental life. It despises poets, fanatics, prophets and lovers.

Television has changed the American child from an irresistable force to an immovable object.

Madam, you flatter yourself. I do not want to marry you or anyone else. I am not a marrying man. - Rhett Butler

Wimps lift Weights, Cheerleaders lift People

Be aware of your infinite connection to your source. Know that you're more than an encapsulated collection of bones, blood and organs in a skin and hair covered body.