 I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate. |
| There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability. |
| God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars. |
| A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them. |
| Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. |
| Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped. |
| Often we can help each other most by leaving each other alone; at other times we need the hand-grasp and the word of cheer. |
| So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs. |
| In order to have friends, you must first be one. |
| The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods. |
| Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant - the digitalis of failure. |
| The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it. |
| The only foes that threaten America are the enemies at home, and these are ignorance, superstition and incompetence. |
| One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. |
| Men are only as great as they are kind. |
| Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition. |
| Fear clogs; faith liberates. |
| Love, we say, is life; but love without hope and faith is agonizing death. |
| Responsibility is the price of freedom. |
| Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway. |
