A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.

An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but precursors of the things which we are capable of performing.

Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.

There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.

Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.

New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not common.

The good times of today are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.

Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.

I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.

In the United States today, we have more than our share of the nattering nabobs of negativism.

Never lend your car to someone you've given birth to.

All that you accomplish or fail to accomplish with your life is the direct result of your thoughts.

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

Modesty and conscientiousness receive their reward only in novels. In life they are exploited and then shoved aside.

External nature is only internal nature writ large.

Rhyme, that enslaved queen, that supreme charm of our poetry, that creator of our meter.

Do unto those downstream as you would have those upstream do unto you.

Airplane travel is nature's way of making you look like your passport photo.

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.

It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.