We who didn't inherit political power nor are made to acquire riches like nothing better than that which expands and solidifies the power of the spirit.

Austere perseverance, hash and continuous... rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistible greater with time.

I always seek the good that is in people and leave the bad to Him who made mankind and knows how to round off the corners.

Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.

For many people, one of the most frustrating aspects of life is not being able to understand other people's behavior.

Do not, I beg you, look for anything behind phenomena. They are themselves their own lesson.

When intelligent and sensible people despise knowledge in their old age, it is only because they have asked too much of it and of themselves.