To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.

The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.

Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving, and for every breath a song.

At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.

Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.

We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary.

Word of mouth is the best medium of all.

Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of both parties.

Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight.

I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.

Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom - and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.

The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.

I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the years'.

Father's Day is hopefully a time when the culture says, 'This is our moment to look at who our men and boys are.'

The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.

Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.

If you're changing the world, you're working on important things. You're excited to get up in the morning.

God will never give you anything you can't handle, so don't stress.

When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.

From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me.

New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.

If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.