A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn’t.

The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.

We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody’s weakness.

Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.

People who say, ‘Let the chips fall where they may,’ usually figure they will not be hit by a chip.

Books had instant replay long before televised sports.

Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm.

A half-truth is usually less than half of that.

We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.

I like the word ‘indolence’. It makes my laziness seem classy.

Women have a favorite room, men a favorite chair.

Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.

There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.

Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire.

If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance.

A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn’t.

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.

An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.

What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.