Education will not come of itself; it will never come unless you seek it; it will not come unless you take the first steps which lead to it; but, taking these steps, every man can acquire it.

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.

A loving heart blooms like a flower that attracts all the beauty and light of life.

Love grows and wanes, but honor, duty, and commitment, those things are constant and stable. They define who you are.

I do know something. Just not with any certainty.

You either go along with the system - conform to what is expected to be a hit - or you have very tough going

Religion leaves no room for human complexity.

Consciousness and meditation are methods where you can actually obtain GOD perception.

He who believes in goodness has the essence of all faith. He is a man of cheerful yesterdays and confident to-morrows.

It's utterly beautiful not to know my own edges.

I like to be wild, and I like to do wild, crazy things. I need excitement. At all times. Normal is not my type.

I'm always writing, the past 10 years. A lot has changed, in that it's something I do every day.