I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.

I believe today that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator

No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that in his heart which is capable of responding to it.

Forewarned, forearmed. To be prepared is half the victory.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

I've always had an obligation to creation, above all.

Be that self which one truly is.

Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power.

It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.

Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

Those who hammer their guns into plows, will plow for those who do not.

Go on, get out. Last words are for fools who haven't said enough.

Dare to risk public criticism.

An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die.

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.