Mysterious love, uncertain treasure, hast thou more of pain or pleasure! Endless torments dwell about thee: Yet who would live, and live without thee!

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.

Kiss away the past as you head towards the future.

It's when you stop planning every last detail that you discover the fun in life.

Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude, and the society of thyself.

...seeking refuge from a world in which huge and mysterious forces were let loose to destruction.

God asks no man whether he will accept life. This is not the choice. You must take it. The only question is how.

Discontent is want of self-discipline it is infirmity of will.

There is nothing nobler than risking your life for your country.

I just don't like to ask for things.

The human mind delights in grand conceptions of supernatural beings.

Things are solved by walking around.