I pray on the principle that wine knocks the cork out of a bottle. There is an inward fermentation and there must be a vent.

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.

Men are not afraid of things, but of how they view them.

Moron, your bus is leaving-from Groundhogs Day Bill Murray

I never was lost. I was bewildered right bad once for as much as a week, but not lost.

There is nothing better than music as a means for upliftment of the soul.

Where will I be five years from now? I delight in not knowing. That's one of the greatest things about life its wonderful surprises.

Ive been more single than not in my short life.

I always thought that my canine family tended to view me as the funny-looking two-legged dog who runs the can opener.

The number one key to success in life is to master your own state. If you can manage and master your states, there's nothing you can't do.

The Pope is an idol whose hands are tied and whose feet are kissed.

A goal without a method is nonsense.