Nothing that isn't a real crime makes a man appear so contemptible and little in the eyes of the world as inconsistency.

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.

One very good way to invite stares of disapproval in Japan is to walk and eat at the same time.

What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It’s close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically.

Creating Habbit reading, if you want to create it should point all genres which you like or you want to be explored... and then to show that it's interesting.

Thanksgiving is a season that is very much in accord with the themes and teachings of Jesus Christ.

This recipe is certainly silly. It says to separate two eggs, but it doesn't say how far to separate them.

In all honesty, I'm not really familiar with Stevie Wonder's music, since country is more of my style. I really have no idea what I am doing.

Being at the pinnacle of my career is not to turn up in some multiplex blockbuster.

Before civil disobedience can be practised on a vast scale, people must learn the art of civil or voluntary obedience.

What the world needs is not 'a little bit of love', but a surgical operation.

The national unity government will need to implement a program that brings all Iraqis together, builds a happy future for the people of Iraq, and gets Iraq to stand on its own feet.