A marriage...makes of two fractional lives a whole; it gives to two purposeless lives a work, and doubles the strength of each to perform it; it gives to two questioning natures a reason for living, and something to live for; it will give a new gladness to the sunshine, a new fragrance to the flowers, a new beauty to the earth, and a new mystery to life.

I do see that there is an argument against suicide: the grief of the worshipers left behind, the awful famine in their hearts, these are too costly terms for the release.

To forget pain is to be painless; to forget care is to be rid of it; to go abroad is to accomplish both.

Today's burdens can strengthen you for tomorrow.

When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded how much he had learned in the last seven years.

A gentleman is a man who can play the banjo, but doesn't.

Man never creates, he only recombines the lines and colors of his own existance.