Only a man’s character is the real criterion of worth.
Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interest of the children.
The best place to seek God is in a garden. You can dig for him there.
Our words have wings, but fly not where we would.
Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get.
No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means.
The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life.
We’re comic. We’re all comics. We live in a comic time. And the worse it gets the more comic we are.
The good news is that the moment you decide that what you know is more important than what you have been taught to believe, you will have shifted gears in your quest for abundance. Success comes from within, not from without.
The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy – but he who has shown the better temper.
The receipts of cookery are swelled to a volume; but a good stomach excels them all.
Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.
Do or do not. There is no try.
It is only through labour and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage; that we move on to better things.
It’s so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don’t say it.
We carry inside us the wonders we seek outside us.
Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.
When you’ve got them by their wallets, their hearts and minds will follow.
Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
