But there is no veil like light--no adamantine armor against hurt like the truth.

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.

Anyone who is honestly seeking a job and can't find it deserves the attention of the United States government and the people.

Work is much more fun than fun.

Fortunes made in no time are like shirts made in no time; it's ten to one if they hang long together.

Indifference is an excellent substitute for patience.

We used to say that he who threw the biggest tantrum won the day.

Sometimes it's very difficult to find fresh fruit on the road.

I had a father who was a traveling salesman.

The English are terribly lazy about fighting. They like to get it over and done with and then set up a game of cricket.

If you want to move to a new level in your life, you must break through your comfort zone and practice doing things that are not comfortable.

If riches increase, let thy mind hold pace with them; and think it not enough to be liberal, but munificent.