By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man's, I mean.

When we do not know a person - and also when we do - we have to judge his size by the size and nature of his achievements, as compared with the achievements of others in his special line of business - there is no other way.

Out of the depths of my happy heart wells a great tide of love and prayer for this priceless treasure that is confided to my lifelong keeping. You cannot see its waves as they flow toward you, darling, but in these lines you will hear...the distant beating of its surf.

I take my only exercise acting as a pallbearer at the funerals of my friends who exercise regularly.

the more I know about people, the better I like my dogs.

We are all ignorant; just about different things.

I used to think my father was an idiot, until I turned twenty-one... Then I thought he was a genus.