Teachers who have plugged away at their jobs for twenty, thirty, and forty years are heroes. I suspect they know in their hearts they've done a good thing, too, and are more satisfied with themselves than most people are. Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives.

Don't take a butcher's advice on how to cook meat. If he knew, he'd be a chef.

Women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage!

I've learned... That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.

I've learned.... That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you... More

If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.

I like animals who trust people.