One man's word is no man's word; we should quietly hear both sides.

The desire to explain what is simple by what is complex, what is easy by what is difficult, is a calamity.

No one should be rich except those who understand it.

If we examine every stage of our lives, we find that from our first breath to our last we are under the constraint of circumstances. And yet we still possess the greatest of all freedoms, the power of developing our innermost selves in harmony with the moral order of the universe, and so winning peace of heart whatever obstacles we meet.

Happiness is a ball after which we run wherever it rolls, and we push it with our feet when it stops.

Woman is mistress of the art of completely imbittering the life of the person on whom she depends.

Tomorrow sees undone, what happens not to-day; Still forward press, nor never tire! The possible, with steadfast trust, Resolve should be by the forelock grasp. Then she will ne'er let go her clasp, And labors on, because she must.