Except a living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book.

I do not want merely to possess a faith, I want a faith that possesses me.

Science frees us in many ways...from the bodily terror which the savage feels. But she replaces that, in the minds of many, by a moral terror which is far more overwhelming.

Cheerfulness is full of significance: it suggests good health, a clear conscience, and a soul at peace with all human nature.

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.

The men whom I have seen succeed best in life always have been cheerful and hopeful men; who went about their business with a smile on their faces; and took the changes and chances of this mortal life like men; facing rough and smooth alike as it came.

Nothing is so infectious as example.