I had considered how the things that never happen, are often as much realities to us, in their effects, as those that are accomplished.

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.

The Time (T) and Energy (E) we invest in others, people will take it and carry it with them.

Most people spend most of their time on low-priority busywork because it requires no additional knowledge, skills, or imagination-or courage. In a word, it's easier.

Pacifism is a nice idea but it can get you killed. We're not there yet. Evolution is slow, small pox is fast.

Time should make enemies and Life should make friends.

I make money because I have to pay for everything apart from my school fees. My mother even makes me pay my own telephone bill.

For me as an actor, it's absolutely so thrilling to hear anybody talk about the character that I play.

We measure minds by their stature; it would be better to esteem them by their beauty.

Do the best you can with yourself and hope for the best.

We split a bottle of Norman cider. Not everybody sells Norman cider by the bottle.

in darkness and in hedges I sang my sour tone and all my love was howling conspicuously alone.