Joy is more divine than sorrow, for joy is bread and sorrow is medicine.

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.

We are accountable to [God] for the way we use our time.

If the heartbeat is a vital sign of physical health, anger is the vital sign of emotional health. Anger protects the self in all relationships. It is rage that is damaging.

Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love.

That's country music for you - bourbon and the Bible.

Being in jail, it's humbled me in a way I never imagined.

If I were to be back on Glee, I would like to spend some time with Lea Michele because I love her and we go way back.

Teach us to number our days aright.

All things show up in the world according to the purposes we ascribe to them.

We try many ways to be awake, but our society still keeps us forgetful. Meditation is to help us remember.