There is an ugly kind of forgiveness in this world--a kind of hedgehog forgiveness, shot out like quills.

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.

Inspiration fires you up motivation keeps you burning.

It is not very often that an opportunity comes knocking. But when it does, you better be bathed and dressed and ready to answer its call.

Ted Cruz new line of attack is that I've become establishment. Oh, give me a break. No, he's having a hard time. He had his moment, and he blew it.

Driving me away is easier than saying goodbye.

I'm certainly the last person to give advice on, well, anything.

It is true that the trees are for human use. But these are aesthetic uses as well as commercial uses-uses for the spiritual wealth of all, as well as the material wealth of some.

God says to man: 'Be thou thyself, and I shall be thine.'

All statutes to the contrary are revoked.

To believe only possibilities is not faith, but mere Philosophy.

The weather varies between heavy fog and pale sunshine; My thoughts follow the exact same process.