Sorrows gather around great souls as storms do around mountains; but, like them, they break the storm and purify the air of the plain beneath them.

As a man grows older it is harder and harder to frighten him.

Nothing is more beautiful than cheerfulness in an old face.

Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that you will not meet again in this life.

Man's feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell.

It is not the end of joy that makes old age so sad, but the end of hope.

Nations and men are only the best when they are the gladdest, and deserve heaven when they enjoy it.