Happiness, honor, and great estate, For those who patiently work and wait.

Darius was clearly of the opinion That the air is also man's dominion, And that, with paddle or fins or pinion, We soon or late Shall navigate The azure, as now we sail the sea.

With years a richer life begins, the spirit mellow: ripe age gives tones to violins, wine, and good fellows.

Men are polished, through act and speech, Each by each, As pebbles are smoothed on the rolling beach.

The birds can fly, An' why can't I?

Not in rewards, but in the strength to strive, the blessing lies.

For me the diamond dawns are set In rings of beauty.

A flower more sacred than far-seen success Perfumes my solitary path; I find Sweet compensation in my humbleness, And reap the harvest of a quiet mind.

I keep some portion of my early gleam; Brokenly bright, like moonbeams on a river, It lights my life, a far illusive dream, Moves as I move, and leads me on forever.

The birds can fly, an' why can't I? Must we give in, says he with a grin, That the bluebird an' phoebe are smarter 'n we be?

The tears of the young who go their way, last a day; But the grief is long of the old who stay.

It’s great to earn, but don’t leave it behind for someone else to burn.

Perhaps I was drawn to stories in which people found their true desires because I was a stranger to myself.

Imaginary diseases are the hardest to cure.

The most significant change in a person's life is a change of attitude. Right attitudes produce right actions.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

My modus operandi has always been understatement and that just doesn't really work in pop.

Community is essential when it comes to successfully living out the Christian walk in a day-to-day context. So the math is simple: More community = More disciples.

Pertini has interpreted as their best the worst about Italians.

One of the deepest habitual patterns that we have is to feel that now is not enough.

The mouse is wise, but the cat is wiser.