The weakest of all weak things is a virtue that has not been tested in the fire.

Nothing that grieves us can be called little: by the eternal laws of proportion a child's loss of a doll and a king's loss of a crown are events of the same size.

If you don't like the weather in New England now, just wait a few minutes.

A little more kindness, A little less speed, A little more giving, A little less greed, A little more smile, A little less frown, A little less kicking, A man while he's down, A little more "We", A little less "I", A little more laugh, A little less cry, A little more flowers, On the pathway of life, And fewer on graves, At the end of the strife.

The only difference between reality and fiction is that fiction needs to be credible.

It's better to be an optimist who is sometimes wrong than a pessimist who is always right

There are people who think that honesty is always the best policy. This is a superstition. There are times when the appearance of it is worth six of it.