Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.

The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.

A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.

Write me a creature that thinks as well as a man or better than a man, but not like a man.

Necessity relieves us from the embarrassment of choice.

Money and success don't change people they merely amplify what is already there.

I like money. You like money. We need the money. But, money is not going to bring humanity and spiritualism into your life.

Baseball is not what I love. It's my job.

We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for their abundance.

All you need is a double barrel

The anger of those in authority is always weighty.

My surface is myself. Under which to witness, youth is buried. Roots? Everybody has roots.