We profit little by books we do not enjoy.

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

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

Time is a trust, and for every minute of it you will have to account.

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

Those who have not distinguished themselves at school need not on that account be discouraged. the greatest minds do not necessarily ripen the quickest.

Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin.