Reading and writing, arithmetic and grammar do not constitute education, any more than a knife, fork and spoon constitute a dinner.

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.

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

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

In this world we do not see things as they are. We see them as we are, because what we see depends mainly on what we are looking for.

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

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