Please, if you would," the butler said, "no throwing the linens. Peaches, anyone?" -Fritz

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.

To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.

This 20th win means more to me than the perfect game in 1968.

We need a little more compassion, and if we cannot have it, then no politician or even a magician can save the planet.

I'm sorry that you're still hurting.

Meditation is a gift confined to unknown philosophers and cows. Others don't begin to think till they begin to talk or write.

And George Carlin was a guy that the more he aged the younger he seemed.

It is harsh enough for each man to bear his own wound. But he who leads bears the wounds of all who follow him.

Why did God create men? Because vibrators can't mow the lawn.

The more you meditate, the more helpful you can be to others, and the more deeply you will be in tune with God.

Thus, that one can find no place to walk through the breadth of the earth is not because the earth is not tranquil but because the danger to every step of the traveler lies generally with words.