"It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him."

"Both read the same Bible, and pray to the same God; and each invokes his aid against the other.... The prayers of both could not be answered--that of neither has been answered fully."

"People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like."

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."

"Those who would deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, cannot long retain it."

"It is better to be looked over than overlooked."

"Your security does not lie in the hands of Kerry, Bush or al-Qaeda. Your security is in your own hands."

"Part of what makes us human is what we mean to other people, and what people mean to us."

"Opera in English is, in the main, just about as sensible as baseball in Italian."

"Every problem has a gift for you in its hands."

"The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause."