Cultivate only the habits that you are willing should master you

I rather like the World. The Flesh is pleasing and the Devil does not trouble me.

Good health! Whenever you go out of doors, draw the chin in, carry the crown of your head high, and fill the lungs to the utmost; drink in sunshine; greet your friends with a smile, and put soul into every handclasp. Do not fear being misunderstood and never waste a minute thinking about your enemies.

Human service is the highest form of self-interest for the person who serves.

A man's acts are usually right, but his reasons seldom are.

God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.

A poor man who eats too much, as contradistinguished from a gourmand, who is a rich man who ''lives well.''