Even a liar tells a hundred truths to one lie; he has to, to make the lie good for anything.

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.

Health is a priceless wealth. Invest while you can.

He that fights and runs away Will live to fight another day.

Everything that Bush touches turns to manure in public policy.

I shall never understand, even in heaven, why the Lord Jesus should ever have loved me.

Nobody wants to read about your life. Who cares?

The role of the scholar is to destroy chimeras, that of the statesman is to make use of them.

There is no stronger craving in the world than that of the rich for titles, except that of the titled for riches.

Art: to nudge truth along a little.

I bet on the game of baseball and I bet on my team, even the mistakes I made, I have to take a different look at someone betting against their own team... that's throwing the game.

It is not fair to be old, to put on a brown sweater.