It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.
For what human ill does not dawn seem to be an alleviation.
Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.
To believe in God is to yearn for His existence, and furthermore, it is to act as if He did exist.
Every time a man unburdens his heart to a stranger he reaffirms the love that unites humanity.
Wise men argue causes, and fools decide them.
No doubt alcohol, tobacco, and so forth, are things that a saint must avoid, but sainthood is also a thing that human beings must avoid.
To have a curable illness and to leave it untreated except for prayer is like sticking your hand in a fire and asking God to remove the flame.
This morning I took out a comma and this afternoon I put it back again.
Half of the harm that is done in this world Is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm - but the harm does not interest them.
Canada's national bird is the grouse.
And thereby hangs a tale.
We are made kind by being kind.
One cannot know everything.
Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else.
Trouble and perplexity drive me to prayer and prayer drives away perplexity and trouble.
Diets are for people who are thick and tired of it.
Diligence is the mother of good luck, and God gives all things to industry.
I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.
The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.