Do what you will, only do something.

If you have the least doubt about it, do not marry.

Many of the greatest men have owed their success to industry rather than to cleverness.

Don't be afraid of showing affection. Be warm and tender, thoughtful and affectionate. Men are more helped by sympathy than by service. Love is more than money, and a kind word will give more pleasure than a present.

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.

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.