Kindness connects to who you are, while niceness connects to how you want to be seen.
A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts.
One of these days, will become a this day. And that day, will be the preeminent of days to come.
How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are, we must know our mothers names.
Most priests wish they were as righteous as they seem to most members of their congregations.
My father, [was] a mid-level phonecompany manager who treated my mother at best like an incompetent employee. At worst? He never beat her, but his pure, inarticulate fury would fill the house for days...
Pragmatism is good prevention for problems.
A man might share his wealth, but never his authority.
Belief is a wonderful way to pass the time until the facts come in.
Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality...
An average man is egoistic, proud and has strong self esteem. They always require partners who massage their ego not those who will drag their ego to the mud.