When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old read more

When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.

When walking through the "valley of shadows," remember, a shadow is cast by a Light.

When walking through the "valley of shadows," remember, a shadow is cast by a Light.

We all of us need assistance. Those who sustain others themselves want to be sustained. - The Way of the read more

We all of us need assistance. Those who sustain others themselves want to be sustained. - The Way of the Heart.

You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging read more

You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.

They that sow in tears shall reap joy. [Psalms 126:5].

They that sow in tears shall reap joy. [Psalms 126:5].

It's not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

It's not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

It may be that the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong -- but read more

It may be that the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong -- but that is the way to bet.

It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be read more

It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, "The Beryl Coronet".

Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.

Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.