Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.

When the truth is in your way, you are on the wrong road.

True valor is like honesty; it enters into all that a man sees and does.

As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth - hear both sides and believe neither.

The time to pray is not when we are in a tight spot but just as soon as we get out of it.

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

My advice to those who are about to begin, in earnest, the journey of life, is to take their heart in one hand and a club in the other.