Very few men acquire wealth in such a manner as to receive pleasure from it.

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.

Wars come from egotism and selfishness. Every macrocosmic or world war has its origin in microcosmic wars going on inside millions and millions of individuals.

In your spare time, google the ingredients in all the foods you are eating. If you care about yourself, you may change your menu

Growing up, I never felt deprived. I was always happy. It seems only lately I've started seeing everything I didn't have.

Children played guessing games, telling each other whether the gun fired was and AK-47, a G3, an RPG, or a machine gun.

I tell younger writers that indeed it is devastating to be rejected. You feel like the bottom dropped out of your world.

Christ will always accept the faith that puts its trust in Him

Science is always simple and always profound. It is only the half-truths that are dangerous.

I'm joking, I'm joking. Best decision I ever made.

If the economy is growing fast, there is call for a distributing income from the rich to the poor to to put in place social safety nets.

You can't accomplish anything worthwhile if you inhibit yourself. If life teaches you nothing else, know this for sure: When you get the chance, go for it.