You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

When trumpt sound today where wood you be! if you die today your JESUS has come! how could you give account of your life if JESUS meet you in your sinful life! repent now tomorrow might too late for you!

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,