The hours of a wise man are lengthened by his ideas.

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.

I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one. And I'm still fanatical, but now I'm a little less fanatical.

The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer.

Those who defeat others are strong, those who defeat themselves are mighty.

There are certain tribes in the middle Sepik that eat raw bat. A certain kind of raw bat is a delicacy.

I have condemned any organizer of war, regardless of his rank or nationality.

You never know what's going to happen in this world. I'll just keep my mouth shut. That's a good idea.

Harder than waking from a nightmare was trying to wake herself into one.

God makes us as broken bread and poured-out wine to please Him. Beware of competing calls once the call of God grips you.

It's better to be the best connected than the most connected.

Trust your intuition and be resilient. If you have real breakout ideas, even your friends will laugh at you secretly until you can prove their viability.