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We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.
We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.
My advice is to look out for engineers. They begin with sewing machines and end up with nuclear bombs.
My advice is to look out for engineers. They begin with sewing machines and end up with nuclear bombs.
You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's read more
You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the hell she is.
For the love of God, folks, don't do this at home.
For the love of God, folks, don't do this at home.
A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.
A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.
Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test read more
Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fiber of character but strengthen it. Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.
Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.
Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.
Good instincts usually tell you what to do before your head has figured it out.
Good instincts usually tell you what to do before your head has figured it out.
A refined simplicity is the characteristic of all high bred deportment, in every country, and a considerate humanity should be read more
A refined simplicity is the characteristic of all high bred deportment, in every country, and a considerate humanity should be the aim of all beneath it.