Come, then," returned the nephew gaily. "What right have you to be dismal? What reason have you to be morose? You're rich enough.

Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

A man is lucky if he is the first love of a woman. A woman is lucky if she is the last love of a man.

The most important thing in life is to stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will.' Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities.

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.

Do all the good you can and make as little fuss about it as possible.

A very little key will open a very heavy door.

The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.

Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

It is in the nature of man to want what he does not have. This modern concern for happiness seems a real testimony of its absence.

I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after and changed my ideas: they've gone through and through me like wine through water and altered the color of my mind.

Whatever thrift is, it is not avarice. Avarice is not generous; and, after all, it is the thrifty people who are generous.

The definition of the individual was: a multitude of one million divided by one million.

Entertainment alleviates the fear of life, but art vanquishes the fear of death

One of the most sublime experiences we can ever have is to wake up feeling healthy after we have been sick.

I'd like to thank everyone for supporting me and making me believe in my work.

Adult males are what their moms designed them.

I love men, the restlessness of their corrupted souls, the way they hide their heavy, murderous hearts, their sudden delicacies and small shocking acts of tenderness.

Rich people...take responsibility for the results in their lives and act upon the mind-set "It will work because I'll make it work."