God will bless us if we walk in humility.

Most of the things that make you angry are of very small consequence. And what a terrible price you are paying for your anger.

Choose your friends carefully. It is they who will lead you in one direction or the other. Everybody wants friends. Everybody needs friends. No one wishes to be without them. But never lose sight of the fact that it is your friends who will lead you along the paths that you will follow.

A truly educated man never ceases to learn.

All of us have far too much to do to waste our time and energies in criticism, faultfinding, or the abuse of others.

The best antidote I know for worry is work. The best cure for weariness is the challenge of helping someone who is even more tired. One of the great ironies of life is this: He or she who serves almost always benefits more than he or she who is served.

There have been times when a particularly heavy dose of such cynicism has caused me to reflect that surely this is the age and place of the gifted pickle sucker!