"[Gratitude is] the cheerfulness of wisdom...." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A dilettantism in nature is barren and unworthy. A fop of fields is no better than his brother on Broadway.”

“...What torments of pain have you endured that haven't as yet arrived? and may never!”

“All history is the decline of war, though the slow decline. All that society has yet gained is mitigation; the doctrine of the right of war still remains.”

“Look Upon Every Experience You've Ever Had ... as Having Been Sent to You for Your Benefit”

“It has been said that life has treated me harshly; and sometimes I have complained in my heart because many pleasures of human experience have been withheld from me...if much has been denied me, much, very much, has been given me.”

“I love the accomplishments and the awards that I've received through the years. But I've always worked more for the rewards than the awards. I've always counted my blessings before I've counted my money. I'm glad that new dreams come to me everyday.”

“Whoever has looked deeply into the world might well guess what wisdom lies in the superficiality of men.”

“Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking.”

“Superfluity comes sooner by white hairs, but competency lives longer.”