The people who came to New England, came for freedom of religion. The problem is, freedom of religion to them meant freedom for only their religion

The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.

If you have any interests you can gain a wider audience for those interests while the goldfish bowl is yours!

You can't move so fast that you try to change the mores faster than people can accept it. That doesn't mean you do nothing, but it means that you do the things that need to be done according to priority.

When you know to laugh and when to look upon things as too absurd to take seriously, the other person is ashamed to carry through even if he was serious about it.

Spiritual leadership should remain spiritual leadership and the temporal power should not become too important in any church.

Today is the oldest you've ever been, and the youngest you'll ever be again.