There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

Many a treasure besides Ali Baba's is unlocked with a verbal key.

It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with.

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.

O' who will walk with me along lifes merry way? A comrade blithe and full of glee, who dares to laugh out loud and free.

We measure success by accumulation. The measure is false. The true measure is appreciation. He who loves most has most.

There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.