Do it now. It is not safe to leave a generous feeling to the cooling influences of the world.
The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.
The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.
We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex--but Congress can.
It's never just a game when you're winning.
Be thou the first true merit to befriend, his praise is lost who stays till all commend.
He attacked everything in life with a mix of extrordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which.