He was wise enough to know that nothing ever happened on this globe, for good, at which some people did not have their fill of laughter in the outset

Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

A man is lucky if he is the first love of a woman. A woman is lucky if she is the last love of a man.

The most important thing in life is to stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will.' Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities.

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.

Do all the good you can and make as little fuss about it as possible.

A very little key will open a very heavy door.

The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.

Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.

She poured her heart into the song and filled it with everything she felt

Too often we . . . enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

It is today an accepted principle of golfing architecture that the tiger should be teased and trapped and tested, while the rabbit should be left to peace, since he can make his own hell for himself.

Humanism involves far more than the negation of supernaturalism. It requires an affirmative philosophy . . . translated into a life devoted to one's own improvement and the service of all mankind.

I've seen looting around the world and thought I knew the best looters in the world. The Iraqis excel at that.

The laboring man has not leisure for a true integrity day by day.

I love the idea of creative collaboration. I love the idea of exploring marriages, particularly ones that are in process for a long time.

The Sun Stone, the famous Aztec calendar, is unquestionably a perfect summary of science, philosophy, art and religion.

You think you're fatigued, therefore you can't exercise. In fact, you choose not to move, therefore you feel fatigued.