Gaining money by my industry and frugality, I lived very agreeably. . . .

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned.

Well done is better than well said.

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

You can do anything you set your mind to.

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.

War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.

Everything is surprising, rightly seen.

You pretty much can't get away from bacon or whiskey in the South. Put a doughnut in it and you'd be good to go.

Art should reveal the unknown, to those who lack the experience of seeing it.

For the infinite glorious Creator of all things, to become a creature, is a mystery exceeding all human understanding.

When we take one step toward the Self, It takes nine steps towards us.

The L.A. Times, it's an anti-Christian publication, as is the New York Times.

If I didn't have children I might be more of a lush than I am. I like booze. I struggle with smoking. And I'm a big swearer. I'm trying to rein it in but I do think it's a nice seasoning of language.

I'd chosen instead to just change my route, go miles out of the way, as if avoiding it would make it go away once and for all.

You can make a lot of money. You can rule kingdoms or run huge businesses or control vast terrain. But if you're just doing it for yourself, you're not really a success.

Night by night I will lie down and sleep in the thought of God, and in the thought, too, that my waking may be in the bosom of the Father; and some time it will be, so I trust.