Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

Don't throwout the baby with the bath water.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.