Tis heaven itself, that points out an hereafter, and intimates eternity to man.

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 do not believe anyone can be perfectly well, who has a brain and a heart

Belief is blind but with patience it too shall become apparent in due time.

I'm really a peaceful sort of coward.

A budget is more than just a series of numbers on a page; it is an embodiment of our values.

Let us go to Calvary to learn how we may be forgiven. And then let us linger there to learn how to forgive.

Friendships do not grow up in any carefully tended and contemplated fashion.... They begin haphazard.

You can't force music; It just has to come to you.

To get momentum, you must first focus on a specific goal with passion and intensity.

The elements are cricket's presiding geniuses.

You can have a movie with hardly any cuts, or very few cuts, that is fascinating, you can't take your eyes away from it... Look at some of the long takes in Citizen Kane.