Method is not less requisite in ordinary conversation than in writing, provided a man would talk to make himself understood.

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.

If we knew what is already there, there will be no need for research.

Ferocity is a trait highly regarded amongst us.

I am responsible for my own well-being my own happiness. The choices and decisions I make regarding my life directly influence the quality of my days.

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.

We are all as much extraordinary phenomena of nature as trees, clouds, the patterns in running water, the flickering of fire, the arrangement of the stars and the form of a galaxy.

Society is not just the product of its individual members; it is also the product of its constituent groups.

Why does life need evidence of life?

The great secret of the successful fool is that he's no fool at all

I always knew what I was doing.

When my first daughter was born, I had to figure out a new way of [making music] so that I wouldn't wake her up.