When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'.

When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'.

Promise is most given when the least is said.

Promise is most given when the least is said.

Choice has always been a privilege of those who could afford to pay for it.

Choice has always been a privilege of those who could afford to pay for it.

It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.

It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.

He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but read more

He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.

Character is not made in a crisis -- it is only exhibited.

Character is not made in a crisis -- it is only exhibited.

Let us not say, every man is the architect of his own fortune; but let us say, every man is read more

Let us not say, every man is the architect of his own fortune; but let us say, every man is the architect of his own character.

Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.

Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.

Good men prefer to be accountable.

Good men prefer to be accountable.