No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies.

We believe at once in evil, we only believe in good upon reflection. Is this not sad?.

The fisher droppeth his net in the stream, And a hundred streams are the same as one; And the maiden dreameth her love-lit dream; And what is it all, when all is done? The net of the fisher the burden breaks, And always the dreaming the dreamer wakes.

Miss: A title with which we brand unmarried women to indicate that they are in the market. Miss, Misses and Mister are the three most distinctly disagreeable words in the language, in sound and sense. Two are corruptions of Mistress, the other of Master. If we must have them, let us be consistent and give one to the unmarried man. I venture to suggest Mush, abbreviated to MH.

Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.

We ought not to look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dear-bought experience.

Business leaders often get credit for the successful decisions that were forced on them.

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

And from the prayer of Want, and plaint of Woe, O never, never turn away their ear! Forlorn, in this bleak wilderness below, Ah! what were man, should Heaven refuse to hear!

For God to explain a trial would be to destroy its purpose, calling forth simple faith and implicit obedience.

Peace, in international affairs, is a period of cheating between two periods of fighting.

There was this lady who was visiting a church one Sunday. The sermon seemed to go on forever, and many in the congregation fell asleep. After the service, to be social, she walked up to a very sleepy looking gentleman, extended her hand in greeting, and said, "Hello, I'm Gladys Dunn." And the gentleman replied, "You're not the only one ma'am, I'm glad it's done too!!".

Self-love seems so often unrequited.

I must claim the quoter's privilege of giving only as much of the text as will suit my purpose, said Tan-Chun. If I told you how it went on, I should end up by contradicting myself!

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

You can't hold a man down without staying down with him.

If you your lips would keep from slips,Five things observe with care: Of whom you speak, to whom you speak,And how and when and where.

the waiting is the hardest part.

Making a success of the job at hand is the best step toward the kind you want.

What's hallowed ground? Has earth a clod Its Maker mean'd not should be trod By man, the image of his God, Erect and free, Unscourged by Superstition's rod.