Oh, what a glory doth this world put on, for him who with a fervent heart goes forth under the bright and glorious sky, and looks on duties well performed, and days well spent.

However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure.

But oftentimes celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise.

I am never indifferent, and never pretend to be, to what people say or think of my books. They are my children, and I like to have them liked.

Success is not something to wait for, it is something to work for.

When one is truly in love, one not only says it, but shows it.

The secret anniversaries of the heart.