"Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does."

"Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended."

"Bravery is born the moment you decide your values outweigh your comforts. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."

"A moderately honest man with a moderately faithful wife, moderate drinkers both, in a moderately healthy house: that is the true middle class unit."

"Love is the bridge that unites two souls across the chasms of mortal solitude. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate only love can do that."

"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals."

"A visionary sees the unseen possibilities in the heart of common struggles. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."