The little birds have God for their caterer.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

i have only one way to blow the steam off, i make money, you spend money thats funny, now i'm smilling like thats honey:)

It is peculiar to “ressentiment criticism” that it does not seriously desire that its demands be fulfilled. It does not want to cure the evil. The evil is merely the pretext for the criticism.

I see the human being is an incredible machine, totally undiscovered in many ways. Every one of us has a hidden tank of energy that comes out when it is needed.

It seems only yesterday I used to believe there was nothing under my skin but light. If you cut me I could shine.

I was quite a weird kid because I didn't like getting presents. I don't know why. I just went for books all the time.

If our theology does not quicken the conscience and soften the heart, it actually hardens both.

It's very inexpensive to give a compliment.

I simply have a marvellous life, a very lucky life.

I prefer credulity to skepticism and cynicism for there is more promise in almost anything than in nothing at all.

Who are these people?" my mother asked. "Guess," replied Abe flatly. "Who would be foolish enough to break into court after escaping it?