We must somehow get comfortable with the reality of periodic failure. ... Like a trip to the dentist, the thought of occasional reverses may not make us tingle with joyful anticipation, but then again, it's not the end of the world.
He is only rich who owns the day. There is no king, rich man, fairy, or demon who possesses such power as that.
Once my wife gave me a wonderful birthday present. She let me win an argument.
It takes courage to live-courage and strength and hope and humor. And courage and strength and hope and humor have to be bought and paid for with pain and work and prayers and tears.
It is the risk element which ensures security. Risk brings out the ingenuity and resourcefulness which insure success.
Three people marooned on a desert island would soon reinvent politics.
Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do the best.
We rarely confide in those who are better than we are.
Love is the magician that pulls man out of his own hat.
Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude.
Woman must not accept; she must challenge.
The great virtue of man lies in his ability to correct his mistakes and to continually make a new man of himself.
Not to know certain things is a great part of wisdom.
Discord occasions a momentary distress to the ear, which remains unsatisfied, and even uneasy, until it hears something better.
After rain comes fair weather.
Lawyers spend a great deal of time shovelling smoke.
Style is something peculiar to one person; it expresses one personality and one only; it cannot be shared.
Chance makes our parents, but choice makes our friends.
Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained.
Five years from now you will be pretty much the same as you are today except for two things: the books you read and the people you get close to.