Providence is but another name for natural law. Natural law itself would go out in a minute if it were not for the divine thought that is behind it.

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.

Those that can be troubled to muse upon the meaning of life are general disappointed when they figure it out.

What whip lashed them to their knees in shame and submission? The worship of the word "We.

People are hard-wired for tribal identity.

Wind power is a green mirage of the worst kind.

Everybody's had those moments of doubt... but it's what you do with that feeling that matters.

Headlines twice the size of the events.

There are a lot of women that I think are very powerful and would be great presidents.

These 3 topics will always generate 100+ comments of irrational/ridiculous people: Taxes, tipping, and spending on weddings.

Being given chances, and not taking them. That's what life is all about.

Customs will often outlive the remembrance of their origin.