Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

A Habit is a shirt made of iron.

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

Humoris the affectionate communication of insight.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Instinct is the nose of the mind.