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.

A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.

Man is like a breath, his days are like a passing shadow.

Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.

Many a man who has known himself at ten forgets himself utterly between ten and thirty.

I always wished for this, but it's almost turning into more of a nightmare than a dream.

Believe in your own potential for greatness.

It's not the honors and not the titles and not the power that is of ultimate importance. It's what resides inside.

Behind the dim unknown, Standeth God with the shadow, keeping watch above his own.

Just a wee cot-the crickets chirr-love and the smiling face of her.

The true American patriot is by definition skeptical of the government.

Drivers don't always see the (flashing) lights. You can't get tunnel vision. You've got to look everywhere, even when your adrenaline is going.