In activity we must find our joy as well as glory; and labor, like everything else that is good, is its own reward.

Felicity, not fluency of language, is a merit.

Of the three prerequisites of genius; the first is soul; the second is soul; and the third is soul.

Cheerfulness in most cheerful people is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline.

Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time.

An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.

Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment.

God is glorified, not by our groans, but by our thanksgivings.

A thought embodied and embrained in fit words walks the earth a living being.

Dignity is often a veil between us and the real truth of things.

God is glorified, not by our groans, but our thanksgivings; and all good thought and good action claim a natural alliance with good cheer.

No matter what, if you have the strength of life, it is enough to be thankful.

The first step toward feeling compassion for others is to set the intention to try it out.

If you don't know what to do, just be kind. You can't go wrong.

Don't bring Hollywood

What I can do, I will do. What I can't do, I will surrender to the one that can.

Not having all the information can make me feel vulnerable.

May you build a ladder to the stars and climb on every rung. May you stay forever young.

In Yugoslavia, I'd asked for additional forces too. I even went to meet the French prime minister, and I proposed additional forces... Nobody wanted to send troops.

I'm not sure what it is that I want, but I feel it deep in the pit of my stomach. It's there sitting dormant. I'll know it when I see it.

Women are cats ... and love to scratch even those they're fond of. Sometimes the more they love them the harder they scratch.