The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their Lives, which infallibly destroy them.

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.

Marginal gains is not about making small changes and hoping they fly. Rather, it is about breaking down a big problem into small parts in order to rigorously establish what works and what doesn't.

You've got to lose to know how to win.

Inner city education must change. Our responsibility is not merely to provide access to knowledge we must produce educated people.

I've just swum the length of the Thames. I feel quite tired.

In the past, people were born royal. Nowadays, royalty comes from what you do.

Clear content, simple navigation and answers to customer questions have the biggest impact on business value. Advanced technology matters much less.

Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly be corrupt.

I have an eclectic taste in stuff whether it be movies or music or books or food or anything. Variety is interesting.

Purity of mind and conduct is the first glory of a woman.

Your friend is intellectually honourable," Jimmy's mother would say. "He doesn't lie to himself.