Private opinion is weak, but public opinion is almost omnipotent.

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.

You've got your Brain, Google, and most importantly, you've got Youtube. Use'em!

Our surroundings fade and we exist in unison, two people who once shared cups of coffee, unprecedentedly ourselves in a changing world.

There are horrors beyond life's edge that we do not suspect, and once in a while man's evil prying calls them just within our range.

I wanted to close my eyes and let the silence swallow me whole.

Having unceasingly grateful life requires demonstrating gratitude daily whether our daily life treats us kindly or not.

Good grooming is integral, and impeccable style is a must. If you don't look the part, no one will want to give you time or money.

Faith is a gift-but you can ask for it.

Then one can't make a living out of poetry? Certainly not. What fool expects to? Out of rhyming, yes.

Perhaps, in the end, there are no such things as creative people; there are only sharp observers with sensitive hearts.