The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret.

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.

The more a man loves, the more he suffers. The sum of possible grief for each soul is in proportion to its degree of perfection.

Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false.

Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle.

Learn to limit yourself; to content yourself with some definite work; dare to be what you are and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not; and to believe in your own individuality.