It is defeat that turns bone to flint it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle it is defeat that makes men invincible.

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.

Sleeping AtlantisSilent cool watersdancing upon her skin ~silent cool waterushering dreams within...

Dream Song of Thunders:Sometimes I go about pitying Myself, While I am carried by the wind Across the sky.

The need for security often kills the quest for innovation.

Don't kill!...The fly is asking youTo save his lifeBy rubbing his hands together

If You find yourself in a hole

There are defendants whom the judges are afraid of.

Cities simply don't have the powers they need to radically innovate in cutting obesity or the number of disaffected teenagers.

A fool is one whom simpletons believe to be a man on merit. [Fr., Un fat celui que les sots croient un homme de merite.]

The world was divided into two groups: those who showered at night, and those who showered in the morning.

I had some surgery on my feet, which has helped my back some.