I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.

How long would authority and private property exist, if not for the willingness of the mass to become soldiers, policemen, jailers, and hangmen.

Idealists are foolish enough to throw caution to the winds. They have advanced mankind and have enriched the world.

Heaven must be an awfully dull place if the poor in spirit live there.

From quiet homes and first beginning, Out to the undiscovered ends, There's nothing worth the wear of winning, But laughter and the love of friends.

I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it li…

Being happy with less is what makes a great human being, not a big house with marble floors, or everyone knowing who you are.