There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor.
Great men are rarely isolated mountain peaks they are the summits of ranges.
When a thought takes one's breath away, a grammar lesson seems an impertinence.
Noble discontent is the path to heaven.
An easy thing O Power Divine To thank thee for these gifts of Thine For summer's sunshine winter's snow For hearts that kindle thoughts that glow But when shall I attain to this- To thank Thee...
Nothing is so galling to a people not broken in from the birth as a paternal, or in other words a meddling government, a government which tells them what to read and say and eat and drink and wear.