It always seems to be raining harder than it really is when you look at the weather through the window.

Endurance is a much better test of character than any single act of heroism, however noble.

We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety.

We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee.

We must be careful what we read, and not, like the sailors of Ulysses, take bags of wind for sacks of treasure.

We often hear of bad weather, but in reality no weather is bad. It is all delightful, though in different ways. Some weather may be bad for farmers or crops, but for man all kinds are good. Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating.

Do not lay things too much to heart. No one is ever really beaten unless he is discouraged.