Of all formal things in the world, a clipped hedge is the most formal; and of all the informal things in the world, a forest tree is the most informal.

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.

This is kind of hard to understand, but sometimes you can try so hard at something.Sometimes you can be so prepared, and still fail.

He’s weak, afraid and dumber than your dog. Besides, you gonna bet the farm on a pig?The Alien Club

I'd like to see where boys and girls end up if they get equal encouragement - I think we might have some differences in how leadership is done.

Change your thinking, change your life.

I never rode a bull - I'm not that stupid.

If home is to have a greater lure than a tavern the wife must be at least as cheerful as the waitress.

I'm not saying it's a bad thing to do, but when you try to deal with prescient themes in the present, that is what you're doing.

The animal that I have worked with the most is beef cattle, so that's my favorite animal, but I like all animals.

After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it.

Nothing is so common as the wish to be remarkable.(attributed to)