The most miserable pettifogging in the world is that of a man in the court of his own consciences.

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.

Every goal has a road block

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I'm a little monster. Cuddling is my specail attack. #cuddlemonster

For me, going vegan was an ethical and environmental decision. I'm doing the right thing by the animals.

A fully open mind could shatter the skull in both directions.

A new poll found that 43 percent of Americans think President Obama is doing a good job at handling the BP oil spill. Of course, the same poll found that 43 percent of Americans hate pelicans.

You don't know how to handle anything today, because you have to go to jail to get some press or fall down drunk.

Without images we can neither think nor understand anything.

A true leader doesn't just bring troubles; but bring solutions.

Perhaps Kafka laughed when he told stories [. . . ] because one isn't always equal to oneself.