Though a man declares himself an atheist, it in no way alters his obligations.

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.

The past wasn’t a guest you could ask to leave when you tired of its company. No, the past put up its feet and meant to stay.

Fair has nothing to do with it. This is the law – it has nothing to do with justice.

We should bring in an environmental attitude, and I think luxury should automatically be about sustainability and quality.

Actually I don't know if honesty is a strength or some kind of weakness.

We were so poor my daddy unplugged the clocks when we went to bed.

Clichés, stock phrases, adherence to conventional, standardized codes of expression and conduct have the socially recognized function of protecting us against reality.

How to discover your greatness? By upgrading our relationships and by having goals beyond our comfort zone.

Only when we try to love God will we see our utter inability to do so. And only when we understand that inability, will we begin to be in awe of His great love toward us.

On both difficult and easy terrain, you must know the 'tenable' and 'fatal' ground. Occupy tenable ground and attack on fatal ground.

A sound like a sound of thunder rolled, And the heart of a nation stirred