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.

To render ourselves insensible to pain we must forfeit also the possibilities of happiness.

It would be a great thing if people could be brought to realize that they can never add to the sum of their happiness by doing wrong.

We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth.

Exercise of the muscles keeps the body in health, and exercise of the brain brings peace of mind.

However vexed you may be overnight, things will often look very different in the morning.