The living are just the dead on holiday
An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness.
To be good we must needs have suffered; but perhaps it is necessary to have caused suffering before we can become better.
The dog who meets with a good master is the happier of the two.
Physical suffering apart, not a single sorrow exists that can touch us except through our thoughts.
An obstacle is not a discouragement. It may become one, but only with our own consent. So long as we refuse to be discouraged, we cannot be discouraged.