There is not a single heart but has its moments of longing.

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.

If we don’t express truth and love in relationships, they simply become a state of isolation with somebody (some body) still around.

The heaviest penalty for deciding to engage in politics is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.

The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.

The best kind of design isn't necessarily an object, a space, or a structure: it's a process- dynamic and adaptable.

Ignorance at twenty-two isn't a structural defect.

Sport climbing is a lot like sport f*#king. It's a lot of fun and requires no commitment.

It is almost as important to know what is not serious as to know what is.

It is one of man's curious idiosyncrasies to create difficulties for the pleasure of resolving them.

The extravagance of any corporate office is directly proportional to management's reluctance to reward the shareholders.

If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.