Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.

Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.

One good act of vengeance deserves another.

One good act of vengeance deserves another.

Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind.

Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind.

Accept failure as a normal part of living. View it as part of the process of exploring your world; make read more

Accept failure as a normal part of living. View it as part of the process of exploring your world; make a note of its lessons and move on.

I think it's only in a crisis that Americans see other people. It has to be an American crisis, of read more

I think it's only in a crisis that Americans see other people. It has to be an American crisis, of course. If two countries fight that do not supply the Americans with some precious commodity, then the education of the public does not take place. But when the dictator falls, when the oil is threatened, then you turn on the television and they tell you where the country is, what the language is, how to pronounce the names of the leaders, what the religion is all about, and maybe you can cut out recipes in the newspaper of Persian dishes.

Every evening I turn my worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway.

Every evening I turn my worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway.

Don't tell me that worry doesn't do any good. I know better. The things I worry about don't happen.

Don't tell me that worry doesn't do any good. I know better. The things I worry about don't happen.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

There is a time in the life of every problem when it is big enough to see, yet small enough read more

There is a time in the life of every problem when it is big enough to see, yet small enough to solve.