A man ought to carry himself in the world as an orange tree would if it could walk up and down in the garden, swinging perfume from every little censer it holds up in the air.

Work is not a curse, but drudgery is.

Nothing dies so hard, or rallies so often as intolerance.

No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy the sunlight today, mix good cheer with friends today, enjoy it and bless God for it. Do not look back on happiness -- or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it.

Morality is good, and is accepted of God, as far as it goes; but the difficulty is, it does not go far enough.

The blossom cannot tell what becomes of its odor, and no person can tell what becomes of his or her influence and example.

Mirth is God's medicine.