any pursuit of happiness contrary to the common good is doomed to failure.

Life is made up of desires that seem big and vital one minute, and little and absurd the next. I guess we get what's best for us in the end.

What can people not accomplish if they will but master the secret of steadfast perseverance.

The hardest grief is often that which leaves no trace.

The discovery that it is in our power to change our lives by the thoughts we think is the first step toward spiritual mastery.

Half of our sorrows come from setting exalted standards for people and then breaking our hearts when they fail to live up to them.

Cheerfulness is a debt we owe to society, in the paying of which we receive a generous discount. We can not open our hearts to give out cheer without more cheer rushing in to take its place.