The reward of a thing well done is to have done it. —Ralph Waldo Emerson, New England Reformers
Everything started as nothing.
Every single person is a fool, insane, a failure, or a bad person to at least ten people.
The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.
Being bored is the price we pay for not being insane.
It is always healthy to be honest.
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.
A homely face does not guarantee a homely character. Appearance is the body, character is the spirit, and the soul bears the most vital qualities.
I'm getting asked a lot, 'You don't have kids, so how do you know how to act like a mother?' I know nothing could compare, and I haven't had that experience, but when my niece was born, I felt like I...
More than any other attribute of Jesus, his humility is the key to a healthy marriage. If two people make it their goal to imitate the humility of Christ, everything else will take care of itself.