There are only two kinds of parents. Those who think their offspring can do nothing wrong, and those who think they can do nothing right.

It is a wise provision that youth cannot see what it owes the previous generation. This is a chicken that comes back to roost in heavier years.

It ain't what things actually are, it's all they stand for.

Heed the spark or you may dread the fire.

... we each have our fleeting hour.

Our greatest heart-treasure is a knowledge that there is in creation an individual to whom our existence is necessary - some one who is part of our life as we are part of theirs, some one in whose life we feel assured our death would leave a gap for a day or two.

It's a sign of your own worth sometimes if you are hated by the right people.