Pessimism is the one ism which kills the soul.
To live for a time close to great minds is the best kind of education.
Every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.
There may be peace without joy, and joy without peace, but the two combined make happiness.
I would have been content with any job however thankless, in any quarter however remote, if I had a chance of making a corner of the desert blossom and the solitary place glad.
The true definition of a snob is one who craves for what separates men rather than for what unites them.