A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.
We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't.
There is one advantage to having nothing, it never needs repair.
Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.
If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get.
If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
Gossip needn't be false to be evil - there's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around.
Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.
The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them.
Many folks think they aren't good at earning money, when what they don't know is how to use it.
A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it.
Why not upset the apple cart? If you don't, the apples will rot anyway.
Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.
Modern man is frantically trying to earn enough to buy things he's too busy to enjoy.
I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it.
There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child.
A child, like your stomach, doesn't need all you can afford to give it.
Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it's being done to him or by him.
It's hard to detect good luck - it looks so much like something you've earned.
Habit is something you can do without thinking, which is why most of us have so many of them.
The reason there's so much ignorance is that those who have it are so eager to share it.
The more you learn to live without, the more you'll have to live with.
Maybe a person's time would be as well spent raising food as raising money to buy food.
We're all generous, but with different things, like time, money, talent - criticism.
A leading authority is anyone who has guessed right more than once.
A man's conscience, like a warning line on the highway, tells him what he shouldn't do - but it does not keep him from doing it.
Most of us must learn a great deal every day in order to keep ahead of what we forget.
You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving.
Faith on a full stomach may be simply contentment but if you have it when you're hungry, it's genuine.
I would like to be able to admire a man's opinions as I would his dog - without being expected to take it home with me.
If God simply handed us everything we want, He'd be taking from us our greatest prize - the job of accomplishment
People help each other through a crisis by each supposing that the other can handle it better than he himself can.
It's better to recall something you wish you'd said than something you wish you hadn't.
When a man eats his words, that's recycling.
Even if you can't prevent another's sorrow, caring will lessen it.
Our economy is based upon people wanting more; their happiness on wanting less.
You seldom come across anything more enjoyable than a happy person.
You can suffocate a thought by expressing it with too many words.
A habit is something you can do without thinking - which is why most of us have so many of them.
To feel sorry for the needy is not the mark of a Christian - to help them is.
We would be happier with what we have if we weren't so unhappy about what we don't' have
Every adult needs a child to teach; it’s the way adults learn.
A valuable friend is one who'll tell you what you should be told, even if it offends you.
If you haven't time to help youngsters find the right way in life, somebody with more time will help them find the wrong way.