Art thou the bird whom Man loves best, The pious bird with the scarlet breast, Our little English Robin; The bird that comes about our doors When autumn winds are sobbing?

The mind of the bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour upon it, the more it will contract.

What is strength without a double share of wisdom?

Feast of Teresa of Avila, Mystic, Teacher, 1582 O God, grant that today I may not disappoint any friend; I may not grieve any loved one; I may not fail anyone to whom I have a duty; I may not shame myself. Grant that today I may do my work with honesty and fidelity; I may take my pleasure in happiness and purity. Grant that today I may lead no one astray; I may not make goodness and faith harder for anyone. Help me today to be a help and example to all; to bring strength and encouragement wherever I am: Through Jesus Christ my Lord, Amen.

You know my method. It is founded upon the observance of trifles.

How pleasant to know Mr. Lear! Who has written such volumes of stuff! Some think him ill-tempered and queer, But a few think him pleasant enough.

Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

A crisis is a close encounter of the third kind.

To myself alone do I owe my fame.

It appears I am destined for something; I will live.

Absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends.

Krishna offered to the little girl mouse.. the hand of the sungod in marriage.. but instead she chose a little boy mouse.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.

A decision is what a man makes when he can't find anybody to serve on a committee.

A rose by any other name is still a rose.

Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.

If two men on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If they disagree all the time, then both are useless.

Don't just learn the tricks of the trade. Learn the trade.

The grim fact is that we prepare for war like precocious giants, and for peace like retarded pygmies.