"Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!"

"Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground."

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

"Practical efficiency is common, and lofty idealism not uncommon; it is the combination which is necessary, and the combination is rare"

"A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education."

"While my interest in natural history has added very little to my sum of achievement, it has added immeasurably to my sum of enjoyment in life."

"Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do."

"Truth is a fire that burns and shines."

"Timesharing just doesn't work."

"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares."

"They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for."

"A woman's place is in the wrong."