Those who have not distinguished themselves at school need not on that account be discouraged. the greatest minds do not necessarily ripen the quickest.

Many savage nations worship trees, and I really think my first feeling would be one of delight and interest rather than of surprise, if some day when I am alone in the woods one of the trees were to speak to me.

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

How little our libraries cost us as compared with our liquor cellars.

When important decisions have to be taken, the natural anxiety to come to a right decision will often keep you awake. Nothing, however, is more conducive to healthful sleep than plenty of open air.

Our own happiness ought not to be our main objective in life.

Cultivate all your faculties; you must either use them or lose them