"We long for an affection altogether ignorant of our faults. Heaven has accorded this to us in the uncritical canine attachment."

"Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution."

"Men's men: gentle or simple, they're much of a muchness."

"The greatest deception is forgetting that joy is found not in possessing, but in appreciating."

"Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: it comes and goes. But if one believes, then miracles occur."

"We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, the historical encounter, the decisive encounter, between God and mankind. He who has faith knows this truly let him rejoice."

"He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend provided, of course, he really is dead."

"Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings."