Happiness is a condition of mind not a result of circumstances.

Though it is a great mistake to make friends of the wicked and foolish, it is unwise to make enemies of them, for they are very numerous.

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.

Many a blessing has been recognized too late.

The idle man does not know what it is to enjoy rest, for he has not earned it.

Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it.

Before buying anything, it is well to ask if one could do without it.