We only win at war because we fight another government. If we fought private industry we would not last until noontime.
Courage is not afraid to weep, and she is not afraid to pray, even when she is not sure who she is praying to.
There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.
Another good thing about gossip is that it is within everybody's reach, And it is much more interesting than any other form of speech.
Next to God we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for making it worth living.
A learned fool is more foolish than an ignorant fool.
The proper time to influence the character of a child is about 100 years before he is born.
I was the best man at the wedding. So why is she marrying him?
Many a man's tongue shakes out his master's undoing.
How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest!
How is it that we remember the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not remember how often we have recounted it to the same person?
The tree of knowledge of good and evil.
The happy people are those who are producing something.
The past is a guidepost, not a hitching post.
Best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness!
The soul can split the sky in two, and let the face of God shine through.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore.
If we could learn how to balance rest against effort, calmness against strain, quiet against turmoil, we would assure ourselves of joy in living and psychological health for life.
I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end ... I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me.
Once my wife gave me a wonderful birthday present. She let me win an argument.