Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.
People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.
The Lord gave us two ends - one to sit on and the other to think with. Success depends on which one we use the most.
Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting words of all this, too, shall pass.
Maturity: Be able to stick with a job until it is finished. Be able to bear an injustice without having to get even. Be able to carry money without spending it. Do your duty without being supervised.
Sensual pleasures have the fleeting brilliance of a comet a happy marriage has the tranquillity of a lovely sunset.
At every party there are two kinds of people - those who want to go home and those who don't. The trouble is, they are usually married to each other.
If you have love in your life, it can make up for a great many things that are missing. If you don't have love in your life, no matter what else there is, it's not enough.
Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies.
Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.
There could be no honor in a sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat.
All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principles of equal partnership.