God creates men, but they choose each other.
What if this weren't a hypothetical question?
When we are unhurried and wise, we perceive that only great and worthy things have any permanent and absolute existence, that petty fears and petty pleasures are but the shadow of the reality.
He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave.
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex--but Congress can.
If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?