What can that man fear who takes care to please a Being that is able to crush all his adversaries?

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.

These are what Herzberg’s research calls motivators. Motivation factors include challenging work, recognition, responsibility, and personal growth.

... there is something revolting about the way girls' minds so often jump to marriage long before they jump to love. And most of those minds are shut to what marriage really means.

The music never leaves. Once you have it, you can't lose it.

I survived my childhood by birthing many separate identities to stand in for one another in times of great stress and fear.

Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously over-compensates a secret doubt.

The best performances, are those that can be performed once.

You won't find another Chaplin, you won't find another Keaton, because the school is closed.

A vagrant is everywhere at home.

I can't stand any music that requires its singers to be so dumb they wear their baseball caps backwards.

Smoking means always having to say you're sorry.