If a person wants to be atheistic it's his God-given right to be an atheist.
Thoughts come maimed and plucked of plumage from the lips, which, from the pea, in the silence of your own leisure and study, would be born with far more beauty.
Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.
Our weaknesses are the indigenous produce of our characters; but our strength is the forced fruit.
There is no cosmetic like happiness
Satire, like conscience, reminds us of what we often wish to forget.
Men are capable of making great sacrifices, who are not willing to make the lesser ones, on which so much of the happiness of life depends. The great sacrifices are seldom called for, but the minor ones are in daily requisition; and the making them with cheerfulness and grace enhances their value.
Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him away.
When you have a great idea, and don't rush it, things can work itself out.
With time and thought, one can do a good job.
Christianity has always seemed to fight a losing battle against race.