It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with.

Four things a man must learn to do If he would make his record true; To think without confusion clearly; To love his fellowmen sincerely; To act from honest motives purely; To trust in God and Heav'n securely.

The woods would be quiet if no bird sang but the one that sang best.

Oh, it's home again and home again, America for me! I want a ship that's westward bound to plough the rolling sea To the blessed land of Room Enough beyond the ocean bars, Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag is full of stars.

What do I owe my father? Everything!

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.

Tact is the unsaid part of what you think.