The hinge of history is on the door of a Bethlehem stable.

There are parts of a ship which taken by themselves would sink. The engine would sink. The propeller would sink. But when the parts of a ship are built together, they float. So with the events of my life. Some have been tragic. Some have been happy. But when they are built together, they form a craft that floats and is going places. And I am comforted.

The test of our religion is whether it fits us to meet emergencies. A man has no more character than he can command in a time of crisis.

True liberty consists not merely in being free from something, but also in being free for something.

A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves

Be careful that victories do not carry the seed of future defeats.

We cannot hoard life as we can money. When a person tries to be a miser of his health, he usually makes himself miserable. Mental talents, if buried and not used, tend to deteriorate. Whoever would save his memory by not using it will lose it.