A man is as good as he has to be, and a woman as bad as she dares.
I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.
A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.
The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.
I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, and fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural . . to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid.
He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much.
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.
A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
The path of civilization is paved with tin cans.
The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without a teacher.
Whenever you go out-of-doors, draw the chin in, carry the crown of the head high, and fill the lungs to the utmost; drink in the sunshine; greet your friends with a smile, and put soul into every hand...
Little minds are interested in the extraordinary great minds in the commonplace.
Fear is the thought of admitted inferiority.
We never ask God to forgive anybody except when we haven't.
If men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate.
The only foes that threaten America are the enemies at home, and these are ignorance, superstition and incompetence.
It is easy to get everything you want, provided you first learn to do without the things you cannot get.
Whom the gods love die young no matter how long they live.