If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them.
Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.
We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't.
Most smiles are started by another smile.
A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.
A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it.
Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.
If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get.
Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.
Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it's being done to him or by him.
Gossip needn't be false to be evil - there's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around.
I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it.
Many folks think they aren't good at earning money, when what they don't know is how to use it.
The reason there's so much ignorance is that those who have it are so eager to share it.
A leading authority is anyone who has guessed right more than once.
It's hard to detect good luck - it looks so much like something you've earned.
Why not upset the apple cart? If you don't, the apples will rot anyway.
A man's conscience, like a warning line on the highway, tells him what he shouldn't do - but it does not keep him from doing it.
I'd rather see folks doubt what's true than accept what isn't.
