Spurn not a seeming error, but dig below its surface for the truth.

Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.

Thou hast seen many sorrows, travel-stained pilgrim of the world, But that which hath vexed thee most, hath been the looking for evil; And though calamities have crossed thee, and misery been heaped on thy head, Yet ills that never happened, have chiefly made thee wretched.

Happiness is a roadside flower growing on the highways of usefulness; plucked, it shall wither in thy hand; passed by, it is fragrance to thy spirit. Trample the thyme beneath thy feet; be useful, be happy.

Pain adds rest unto pleasure, and teaches the luxury of health.

Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.

Love with life is heaven; and life, unloving, hell.