It is necessary, if one would read aright, that he should read at least two newspapers, representing both sides of important subjects.

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.

Those aren't the kinds of folks who represent our core American values.

The greatest danger to this country lies in their large ownership and influence in our motion pictures, our press, our radio and our government.

Become aware of your negative expectations and practice replacing them with positive expectations.

A man can never hope to be more than he is if he is not first honest about what he isnt.

I kind of forget what it's like to be a dude who grew up in the south sometimes. I want to refresh my memory and remember why I love it [there] so much.

Money doesn't make you special, it makes you lucky. Be generous, be crazy, be outrageous.

If I were confined to a corner of a garret all my days, like a spider, the world would be just as large to me while I had my thoughts about me.

As for me, my charter is Jesus Christ, the inviolable charter is His cross and His death and resurrection, and faith through Him.

Oh, Mirth and Innocence! Oh, Milk and Water! Ye happy mixture of more happy days!

Law has the power to compel: indeed, the ability to enforce is a condition of the ability to command.