We cannot be guilty of a greater act of uncharitableness, than to interpret the afflictions which befall our neighbors as punishments and judgments.

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.

, the rest of the girls pretended not to notice. That's just what best friends do.

You have this thing called a life. Its only you that gets to live it and you only get to do it one time

People come in and out of our lives, and each of them helps form who we are and who we are to become.

I also think that I had great mechanics.

Cities are obvious metaphors for life. We call roads arteries and so forth.

Consider God's love for you. Now double it. Now multiply that by 900 trillion. You're still not even close.

Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon.

In my own work, I usually revise through forty or fifty drafts of a poem before I begin to feel content with it.

Some countries you love. Some countries you hate. Canada is a country you worry about.

Don't jack off a cactus, you'll only hurt your hand and the cactus' feelings