If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
Frank A. Clark
The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them.
Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.
We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't.
Most smiles are started by another smile.
A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.
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.
Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.
A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it.
Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.
I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it.
Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it's being done to him or by him.
Many folks think they aren't good at earning money, when what they don't know is how to use it.
The reason there's so much ignorance is that those who have it are so eager to share it.
Gossip needn't be false to be evil - there's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around.
There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child.
We've put more effort into helping folks reach old age than into helping them enjoy it.
A child, like your stomach, doesn't need all you can afford to give it.
The more you learn to live without, the more you'll have to live with.
It's hard to detect good luck - it looks so much like something you've earned.
Why not upset the apple cart? If you don't, the apples will rot anyway.
Modern man is frantically trying to earn enough to buy things he's too busy to enjoy.
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.
Habit is something you can do without thinking, which is why most of us have so many of them.
I'd rather see folks doubt what's true than accept what isn't.
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.
Maybe a person's time would be as well spent raising food as raising money to buy food.
