To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, an they who edit and read it are old women over their tea.
The quickest way to become troubled is to be concerned with what people are gonna say about your life and your work.
God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.
I think if we go back and check our record, the Negro has proven beyond a doubt that we have been more than patient in seeking our rights as American citizens.
What you don’t do can be a destructive force.
Be a lamp, a lifeboat, a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
Far too many executives have become more concerned with the four P’s – pay, perks, power and prestige – rather than making profits for shareholders.
I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. White hot and passionate is the only thing to be.
The future is purchased by the present.
A joke, even if it be a lame one, is nowhere so keenly relished or quickly applauded as in a murder trial.
There was never a century nor a country that was short of experts who knew the Deity’s mind and were willing to reveal it.
We must train hard. It’s not about denying a weakness may exist but about denying its right to persist.
Why should we be cowed by the name of Action?
For disappointments, that come not by our own folly, they are the trials or corrections of Heaven: and it is our own fault, if they prove not our advantage.
Knowledge is power.
If he really thinks there is no distinction between vice and virtue, when he leaves our houses let us count our spoons.
He hates chess. He says it is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something clever when they are only wasting their time.
You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.
One of the most attractive things about the flowers is their beautiful reserve.
