If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another.
By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the most bitter.
The less I needed, the better I felt.
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
If you are too careful, you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water's edge.
What is important is not what happens to us, but how we respond to what happens to us.