It'll be with me like it was with Uncle Ned's ole ox, I reckon; he kep' a-goin' an' a-goin' till he died a-standin' up, an' even then they had to push him over.

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

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.

Metaphysicians tell us that it is easier to get the body well than to get the mind to realize its wellness.

Some folks goes right under when trouble comes, but I carry mine fur an' easy.

It is not what we have but what we do with what we have that constitutes the value of life.

we sometimes forget the influence of action upon thought. ... Smile, whistle, sing, play the part you want to be until you become the part you play.