To be happy ourselves is a most effectual contribution to the happiness of others.

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

It always seems to be raining harder than it really is when you look at the weather through the window.

When important decisions have to be taken, the natural anxiety to come to a right decision will often keep you awake. Nothing, however, is more conducive to healthful sleep than plenty of open air.

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.

Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as if we were looking through the gates of Heaven.

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.