The ability to find solutions to life's challenges is what makes us grow as a person.
As to the adjective: when in doubt, strike it out.
A gentleman is a man who can play the banjo, but doesn't.
The low level which commercial morality has reached in America is deplorable. We have humble God fearing Christian men among us who will stoop to do things for a million dollars that they ought not to be willing to do for less than 2 millions.
Obscurity and a competence—that is the life that is best worth living.
I have traveled more than anyone else, and I have noticed that even the angels speak English with an accent.