The only foes that threaten America are the enemies at home, and these are ignorance, superstition and incompetence. home
We are punished by our sins, not for them. religion
A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience. experience & failure
The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one. life
Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway. friendship
We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them. attitudes
The love we give away is the only love we keep. love
God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars. God & graduation
If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive. God
A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness. being good & greatness
Love, we say, is life but love without hope and faith is agonizing death. death, faith, hope, life & love
Live truth instead of professing it. truth
Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it. success
Fear clogs faith liberates. faith & fear
The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner. teacher
We work to become, not to acquire. work
The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today. best, being good & work
Art is the beautiful way of doing things. Science is the effective way of doing things. Business is the economic way of doing things. art, business & science
Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away. love
The reason men oppose progress is not that they hate progress, but that they love inertia. love & men
Art is not a thing it is a way. art
Polygamy: An endeavour to get more out of life than there is in it. life
Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used. friendship
This will never be a civilized country until we spend more money for books than we do for chewing gum. money
It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do. greatness & strength
Positive anything is better than negative nothing. positive
Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly. death
Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed. business
Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself. morning
The church saves sinners, but science seeks to stop their manufacture. science
Little minds are interested in the extraordinary great minds in the commonplace. greatness
The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it. happiness & life
A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same. friendship
Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time. attitudes & time
The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods. forgiveness
Life in abundance comes only through great love. greatness, life & love
Never get married in college it's hard to get a start if a prospective employer finds you've already made one mistake. marriage
Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness. forgiveness
Responsibility is the price of freedom. freedom
The highest reward that God gives us for good work is the ability to do better work. God, being good & work
He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much. success
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. being funny & life
The thing we fear we bring to pass. fear
There is no failure except in no longer trying. failure
A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. failure, hope & success
Every tyrant who has lived has believed in freedom for himself. freedom
How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success. patience, success & time
Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant - the digitalis of failure. failure
Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit. wisdom
A man is as good as he has to be, and a woman as bad as she dares. being good
The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge. knowledge
The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher. teacher
Life is just one damned thing after another. life
Fear is the thought of admitted inferiority. fear
Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition. motivation & work
Men are only as great as they are kind. greatness & men
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. men, technology & work
The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you. friendship
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. being alone