The beauty of the sunbeam lies partly in the fact that God does not keep it; he gives it away to us all.

Rest is valuable only so far as it is a contrast. Pursued as an end, it becomes a most pitiable condition.

The sermon is now the true poppy of literature.

When you lose a friend or a lover, those who remain in your life gain (more of your attention).

Do young people have the moral stamina to carry through in case of economic depression? . . . The real tests of the [younger] generations have not yet come, but they are on their way!

Tis no wonder, says one of the ancients, that chance has so great a dominion over us, since it is by chance we live.

I can find only three kinds of business in the Universe: mine, yours, and God's.

Fire and people do in this agree,They both good servants, both ill masters be.

The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port to seek.

My Alma mater was books, a good library... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.

But I didn’t dare. That has always been my trouble. I’ve never dared enough.

As a professional broadcaster, I can tell you that over the course of my career, there is an adage: don't ever apologize.

Give me few men and women who are pure and selfless and I shall shake the world.