Listen to God with a broken heart. He is not only the doctor who mends it, but also the father who wipes away the tears.

Just because something isn't a lie does not mean that it isn't deceptive. A liar knows that he is a liar, but one who speaks mere portions of truth in order to deceive is a craftsman of destruction.

A solid answer to everything is not necessary. Blurry concepts influence one to focus, but postulated clarity influences arrogance.

When a man is penalized for honesty he learns to lie.

Let your confidence reflect your contentedness.

The man who is most aggressive in teaching tolerance is the most intolerant of all: he wants a world full of people too timid and ashamed to really disagree with anything.

There are two circumstances that lead to arrogance: one is when you're wrong and you can't face it; the other is when you're right and nobody else can face it.

It is a noble responsibility to not back down when you know that you know that you know that you are right.

If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place.

To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.

The weather is nature's disruptor of human plans and busybodies. Of all the things on earth, nature's disruption is what we know we can depend on, as it is essentially uncontrolled by men.

An intelligent person is eager to speak, but a wise person is eager to listen.

Internet, " she said sagely. "Expanding the frontiers of adolescent knowledge.

There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.

Fiscal policy is not just, or even not even principally, the purview of the president.

The day Elvis passed away would be our national holiday, if the South would have won, we'd had it made.

Boys naturally look on all force as an enemy.

Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]

No eyes can read the future, because it is a book not yet written!

I even had the illusion, for a very short time, that I could become a medium pace bowler.

Genius defined: of inspiration 1% percent, of perspiration, 99%.