His Quotes

If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.

A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew.

He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.

He that displays too often his wife and his wallet is in danger of having both of them borrowed.

Heaven will be inherited by every man who has heaven in his soul.

When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.

Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.

A physician's physiology has much the same relation to his power of healing as a cleric's divinity has to his power of influencing conduct.

A man who lives right, and is right, has more power in his silence than another has by his words.

The man who has done his level best... is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure.

I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It's by the nature of his deep inner soul... we're required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream.

I don't think Alfonso was a big expert on Potter either. He was feeling his way through it more than I was.

A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and of many others; the pains and pleasures of his species must become his own.

A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.

I think that a man should not live beyond the age when he begins to deteriorate, when the flame that lighted the brightest moment of his life has weakened.

Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.

When we take our eyes off the whirl of day-to-day activity and concentrate on honoring Him and following in His way, we find a consistent peace that carries us through both plenty and poverty.

There is no friend like an old friend who has shared our morning days, no greeting like his welcome, no homage like his praise.

In giving us children, God places us in a position of both leadership and service. He calls us to give up our lives for someone else's sake - to abandon our own desires and put our child's interests first. Yet, according to His perfect design, it is through this selflessness that we can become truly fulfilled.

A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.

Even if I accepted that Jesus - like almost every other prophet on record - was born of a virgin, I cannot think that this proves the divinity of his father or the truth of his teachings. The same would be true if I accepted that he had been resurrected.

Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth - look at the dying man's struggle at his last extremity, and then tell me whether something that begins and ends thus could be intended for enjoyment.

Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on love.

He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us, more potent, nay, more present than the living man.

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others.

The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.

Nobody ever drowned in his own sweat.

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

Sisters are always drying their hair. Locked into rooms, alone, they pose at the mirror, shoulders bare, trying this way and that their hair, or fly importunate down the stair to answer the telephone.