They were a people so primitive they did not know how to get money, except by working for it.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.

The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.

Two people in love, alone, isolated from the world, that's beautiful.

[This philosophy] … is antagonistic to minds perverted and crippled by a superhuman

A right way, a wrong way, and a GREENWAY.

You can't worship the image or the Crucifix itself. You have to worship God.

I went right from wunderkind to washed up. Old. Been around too long. That's just the way I feel. That's my internal dialogue.

Often we don't change because we're afraid of what might happen. We cling to what we recognize, even if we are steeped in suffering.

If you can't be seven feet tall, be seven feet smart.

Cleanliness drive is something that has touched every Indian.

When everyone recognizes Jehovah's name, then everyone will be happy because everyone will know what to do and how to do it.

One point is certain, that truth is one and immutable; until the jurors all agree, they cannot all be right.