Temperance gives nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor.

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.

The voices you listen to and obey determine to a large extent what you become.

The loss of a reliance on others often helpfully forces a more sophisticated rumination that enables the opening of previously unknown avenues.

Shit down your computer, and restart.

How can thoughts hurt so much when they aren't even physical?

We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.

And revolutions always mean the breakdown of old authority.

All religion may be centered around a generally good idea, however, this has not stopped its adherents from acting like bastards.

Medicine for the dead is too late

As far as young kids go, my primary interest is to get parents to read to their kids. That’s about the most you can do, I think.

Any magazine editor will tell you, Colin Farrell still sells better than Colin Powell.