Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, And in their pleasure takes joy, even as though t'were his own.

My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated but not signed.

It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases.

A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child.

My death and life, My bane and antidote, are both before me.

I love you 2 day, I love you 2 morrow, I love you 4 ever.

To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual.

Laziness grows on people; it begins in cobwebs and ends in iron chains. The more one has to do, the more he is able to accomplish.

Here's to you and here's to me and may we never disagree, but if we do I'll still love you.

There are some people who have the quality of richness and joy in them and they communicate it to everything they touch. It is first of all a physical quality; then it is a quality of the spirit.

To manipulate an image is to control a people

Freedom is a package deal - with it comes responsibilities and consequences.

I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

Fanaticism obliterates the feelings of humanity.

Of vast circumference and gloom profound, This solitary Tree! A living thing Produced too slowly ever to decay; Of form and aspect too magnificent To be destroyed.

So liv'd our sires, ere doctors learn'd to kill, And multiplied with theirs the weekly bill.

Let your love be stronger than your hate or anger. Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better to bend a little than to break.

"As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup".

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.