Life hands us things we don't want. Nasty things. Terrible things. It's how we handle those things that matters. That's all.
By drinking, a boy acts like a man. After drinking, many a man acts like a boy.
If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost.
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...
When a blind man says, 'God is good,' this should be an eye-opener to those who can see.
Sometimes it's hard to look at a flower, when your dying inside.
A stranger may find beauty in you yet.
Let's go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday.
Live your life in such a way that you'll be remembered for your kindness, compassion, fairness, character, benevolence, and a force for good who had much respect for life, in general.
It is still cheating, even if nobody comes.
The problem with a philosophy or a belief is that you soon start changing the facts to fit it.