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

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.

Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend our judgment when we have not.

Great battles are really won before they are actually fought. To control our passions we must govern our habits, and keep watch over ourselves in the small details of everyday life.

A man who is not a good friend to himself cannot be so to any one else.

The veil is slowly rising, but as regards innumerable questions we must be content to remain in ignorance.

Life is a great gift, and as we reach years of discretion, most of us naturally ask ourselves what should be the main object of our existence.