A poor woman from Manchester, on being taken to the seaside, is said to have expressed her delight on seeing for the first time something of which there was enough for everybody.

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

Everyone must have felt that a cheerful friend is like a sunny day, which sheds its brightness on all around; and most of us can, as we choose, make of this world either a palace or a prison.

False pleasures come from without and are imperfect: happiness is internal and our own.

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.

A Cheerful friend is like a sunny day, which sheds its brightness on all around.

A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.