The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though not of its pain.

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.

Always be the light. Do not wait for others to take responsibility

It turns out that unexplained positivity lasts longer than positivity we analyze until we fully understand it.

Welcome to your body.

There's four sides to every story... If these walls could talk, they'd probably still ignore me.

Always know you could be on the precipice of something great.

It's getting late have you seen my mates, Ma tell me when the boys get here, It's seven o'clock and I want to rock, Want to get a belly full of beer...

I can fish from a stick and a string.

The failure of political leaders to help uplift the poor will be judged a moral failure.

Got to love a dude that says things like "kinetic" and "detritus.

In the insurance business, there is no statute of limitation on stupidity.