Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.

Listen! O, listen! Here come the hum the golden bees Underneath full blossomed trees, At once with glowing fruit and flowers crowned.

The twig is so easily bended I have banished the rule and the rod: I have taught them the goodness of knowledge, They have taught me the goodness of God; My heart is the dungeon of darkness, When I shut them for breaking a rule; My frown is sufficient correction; My love is the law of the school.

A good history covers not only what was done, but the thought that went into the action. You can read the history of a country through its actions.

There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.

As for a camel To thread the postern of a small needle's eye. -King Richard II. Act v. Sc. 5.

Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions.

Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure.

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.

And many strokes, though with a little axe, Hew down and fell the hardest-timbered oak. -King Henry VI. Part III. Act ii. Sc. 1.

Seek peace, and pursue it. Proverbs 34:14

It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.

I make presents to the mother, but think of the daughter.

Nothing in the world is more haughty than a man of moderate capacity when once raised to power.

I thank God for my handicaps, for through them, I have found myself, my work and my God.

One big vice in a man is apt to keep out a great many smaller ones.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

Love is like a balloon.. when you push your relationship with someone forward it is like blowing up the balloon. If you blow too hard and too fast, the balloon pops and likewise the relationship breaks. But if you take things slowly and let the balloon of love stretch on its own, it grows into a huge, prosperous balloon, full of love. Also, if you don't push the relationship at all, or at least hold it at the same level it was at, the air will flow out of the balloon, deflating it, and your love will shrivel up and become flat & lifeless. So when you are in love, push the relationship forward slowly and gently and the balloon will grow comfortably into a strong, immense love.

If you ever fall off the Sears Tower, just go real limp, because maybe you'll look like a dummy and people will try to catch you because, hey, free dummy.

As lousy as things are now, tomorrow they will be somebody's good old days.