No church can be prospered in which all the ministration comes from the pulpit.

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.

When you practice leadership, The evidence of quality of your leadership, Is known from the type of leaders that emerge out of your leadership

Our inner beauty is that Kingdom of Heaven that lies within. It is a fragrance and the signature of our soul.

Pursued by grace and supernatural power from God, I will passionately pursued my most cherished dreams.

When I die, bury me with a few garden tools, I shall make a garden in the heaven too.

What we need is some people to stand up with the courage of their convictions, to do what they promised when they ran for election, and fight to stop Obamacare.

If we perceived life with reverence, we would stand in awe at the experience of physical life and walk the earth in a very deep sense of gratitude.

Gotta take my puppy on the road with me, Killer

The separation of faith and love is always a consequence of a deterioration of religion.

When there are no conflicts In you, between material wealth and spiritual life, you have found yourself.

I mean it's the writing, not the being read, that excites me.