The rarest feeling that ever lights a human face is the contentment of a loving soul.

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.

You rob yourself of reaching your maximum potential and the best chance of success when you try to succeed alone.

My God, these folks don't know how to love -- that's why they love so easily.

Time and space are awash here.

Be sure that you give the poor the aid they most need, though it be your example which leaves them far behind. If you give money, spend yourself with it, and do not merely abandon it to them.

If we keep holding on to God, there is nothing to fear.

Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the greatest joy for all humankind.

Up until the age of 30 I could eat whatever I wanted - I mean, literally, I never put on a pound; if anything, I was criticised in the media for being too skinny.

Now that Marilyn Monroe is kosher, Arthur Miller can eat her.

Knowledge of life brings confidence, and Knowledge of death makes you fearless and centred.

Culture is a simplification and a lie. It's the currency by which fools navigate the world. Smart people get beyond it.