It is impossible for authors to discover beauties in one another's works; they have eyes only for spots and blemishes.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.

The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.

Do not get down on your knees to pray just to show God that you always remember him. Instead stay on your feet, and always do as he would do in place of him.

It was always this way: The more people talked, the more they obscured. You didn't need to argue for the truth. You could see it.

The lives we lead, every decision, it shows on our faces.

Possessions of this world have not been for the exclusive use by such or such category of individuals.

What is true, though, is now we've got a bunch of videos that whatever side of the issue you're on, raises the temperature on these issues and makes people really focused .

If something doesn't creep into a drawing that you're not prepared for, you might as well not have drawn it.

Don't be scared...Women can handle the worst kind of pain. You'll find out one day.

Twentieth-century American poetry has been one of the glories of modern literature.

I'm 33, my generation, when I was young, we'd go out into the woods for the entire day and come back for dinner. I was definitely a kid of the '80s, who was out and about.

In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory.