The mere wit is only a human bauble. He is to life what bells are to horses-not expected to draw the load, but only to jingle while the horses draw.

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 have never felt the pain of not being white the way I've felt it since I've been a public figure/part of this entertainment industry.

No space of regret can make amends for one life's opportunity misused

You boast of spending a tenth part of your income in charity; may be you should spend the nine tenths so, and done with it.

If you are free, you are not predictable and you are not controllable.

I am an average mother in almost every way, so yes, much to my regret, I do yell at my children.

There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.

Wayne was one of the worst drivers Finn had ever met. The bus nearly sideswiped two cars, then veered left and scraped its wheels against the curb, before smashing back down the roadway.

When you do enough research, the story almost writes itself. Lines of development spring loose and you'll have choices galore.

Excellence requires discomfort.

People are often so busy living that they never stop to wonder why.