A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute. He may not seem such a good friend after telling.

The fence around a cemetery is foolish, for those inside can't come out and those outside don't want to get in.

Writing good editorials is chiefly telling the people what they think, not what you think.

Opportunity comes like a snail, and once it has passed you it changes into a fleet rabbit and is gone.

Use a picture. It's worth a thousand words.

[St. Patrick] was a terror to any snake that came in his path, whether it was the cold, slimy reptile sliding along the ground or the more dangerous snake that oppresses men through false teachings. And he drove the snakes out of the minds of men, snakes of superstition and brutality and cruelty.

Among the aimless, unsuccessful or worthless, you often hear talk about 'killing time.' The man who is always killing time is really killing his own chances in life. While the man who is destined to success is the man who makes time live by making it useful.