The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.

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.

I thought if I told no one it might not be true.

If you want to reap financial blessings, you have to sow financially.

I’m very driven by what I do. I am certainly very competitive. I like people who represent the best at what they do. If that turns you into a perfectionist then maybe I am.

According to the best research, less than 3% of Americans have written goals, and less than 1% review and rewrite their goals on a daily basis.

No human testimony can have such force as to prove a miracle, and make it a just foundation for any such system of religion

The bulk of the emails tend to come after a column. I can get about 2,000 after a column.

We demand an unconditional peace, we demand a cease-fire, a withdrawal of all foreign troops, and closing of the border.... We will find a compromise within the country.

Your ego is just an idea implanted in your mind. It is poisonous. Your ego keeps driving you madder and madder.

Those who want the fewest things are nearest to the gods.

It's fun to write your set list 20 minutes before and keep the crew very much on their toes.