Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.

Most people, once they graduate from the School of Hard Knocks,
automatically enroll in the University of Adversity.

Most people, once they graduate from the School of Hard Knocks,
automatically enroll in the University of Adversity.

Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test read more

Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fiber of character but strengthen it. Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.

I hate the outdoors. To me the outdoors is where the car is.

I hate the outdoors. To me the outdoors is where the car is.

The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs
to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh.

The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs
to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh.

Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion.

Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion.

Many people profess Christianity. Very few live it-almost none. And
when you live it people may think you're crazy. It read more

Many people profess Christianity. Very few live it-almost none. And
when you live it people may think you're crazy. It has been truthfully
said that the world is equally shocked by one who repudiates Christianity
as by one who practices it.

When we put things off until some future-probably mythical-Laterland,
we drag the past into the future. The burden of yesterday's read more

When we put things off until some future-probably mythical-Laterland,
we drag the past into the future. The burden of yesterday's incompletions
is a heavy load to carry. Don't carry it.

You should make a point of trying every experience once, excepting incest and folk dancing.

You should make a point of trying every experience once, excepting incest and folk dancing.