Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander.

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it’s best to let him run.

I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.