Nothing is orderly till man takes hold of it. Everything in creation lies around loose.

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.

Who're them?" says he to the curate."Them are the fallen angels, " says the c

...it is fifty percent what they see, and fifty percent what they think they see.

Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy.

Sometimes men are generous and forgiving, sometimes angry and blind.

I'm just an old maid with an attraction to men.

The person I would trust the most is my mom. She's just really creative... She's a playwright and she's a musician.

Never argue with your characters; they know themselves better than you do

Electric power is everywhere present in unlimited quantities and can drive the world's machinery without the need of coal, oil, gas, or any other of the common fuels.

I am unable to rouse much interest in any highly civilized race, country or epoch, including this one.

Painting is a medium in which the mind can actualize itself; it is a medium of thought. Thus painting, like music, tends to become its own content.