Love blinds us to faults, but hatred blinds us to virtues.

Love blinds us to faults, but hatred blinds us to virtues.

We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants of our sorrows.

We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants of our sorrows.

It is faith among men that holds the moral elements of society together, as it is faith in God that read more

It is faith among men that holds the moral elements of society together, as it is faith in God that binds the world to his throne.

Never make a defense or apology before you are accused.

Never make a defense or apology before you are accused.

Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.

Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.

A chicken doesn't stop scratching just because worms are scarce.

A chicken doesn't stop scratching just because worms are scarce.

I think it's only in a crisis that Americans see other people. It has to be an American crisis, of read more

I think it's only in a crisis that Americans see other people. It has to be an American crisis, of course. If two countries fight that do not supply the Americans with some precious commodity, then the education of the public does not take place. But when the dictator falls, when the oil is threatened, then you turn on the television and they tell you where the country is, what the language is, how to pronounce the names of the leaders, what the religion is all about, and maybe you can cut out recipes in the newspaper of Persian dishes.

Affliction, like the iron-smith, shapes as it smites.

Affliction, like the iron-smith, shapes as it smites.

My faith helps me overcome such negative emotions and find my equilibrium.

My faith helps me overcome such negative emotions and find my equilibrium.