We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety.

Happy indeed is the naturalist: to him the seasons come round like old friends; to him the birds sing: as he walks along, the flowers stretch out from the hedges, or look up from the ground, and as each year fades away, he looks back on a fresh store of happy memories.

Try to realize all the blessings you have, and you will find perhaps that they are more than you suppose.

Rest is by no means a waste of time.

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.

Do not lay things too much to heart. No one is ever really beaten unless he is discouraged.

The veil is slowly rising, but as regards innumerable questions we must be content to remain in ignorance.