Men's best successes come after their disappointments.

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.

Every dream is a butterfly flying in the garden we call life in search of flowers of success and happiness.

Be willing to take a stand for the things you believe in, because no one else will stand there for you.

I keep a journal/day planner, which really helps me stay organized and focused.

If you can't fill the till, then don't pass the bill.

For someone so violent, he has a gentle face, doesn't he?

At home I've got 1,500 cook books and the spines have all gone, the pages are all torn - it's chaos.

For there is some virtue or other to be exercised, whatever happens.

I am never at picnics. The ground was not meant to be sat upon in its raw state, I feel sure, and I prefer my food without either caterpillars or drafts!

Success happens with a consistent increase in quality in your life

I must create a system, or be enslav'd by another man's.