The person who has a firm trust in the Supreme Being is powerful in his power, wise by his wisdom, happy by his happiness.

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.

Schedule time for focused effort.

Why don’t you focus on where you’re going and less on where you came from?

Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out any quicker than the Christmas spirit

Okay, I have internet but it's limited and here on the web the information is countless.

I believe consistency and orthogonality are tools of design, not the primary goal in design.

He who has mingled in the fray of duty that the brave endure, must have made foes. If you have none, small is the work that you have done.

The first casualty of any battle is the plan of attack.

To look into the mirror is to see the future, in blood and rubies.

There is no better way of elevating the novel than by making it into a construct which contains ideas.

Because in the end, and no matter how hard it is, acceptance helps people move on with the rest of their lives.