Good temper, like a sunny day, sheds a ray of brightness over everything; it is the sweetener of toil and the soother of disquietude!

Great minds have purposes others have wishes.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.

My life is too valuable to remain shielded and protected behind the coziness and comfort of security.

Life guarantees a chance-not a fair shake.

If Shakespeare were alive today, he might be writing on Twitter.

I would seriously rather be in a long line at the DMV than eat with people I don't know.

Only the present counts.

The path of a good woman is indeed strewn with flowers; but they rise behind her steps, not before them.

Good planning is the foundation of success for almost any project. Start by getting clear on your goal.

In victory, the hero seeks the glory, not the prey.

It is the impulse of our century, with its nearly religious belief in magnitude, to fling an institution into every void.