Emotion is the surest arbiter of a poetic choice, and it is the priest of all supreme unions in the mind

Laughter puts your brain, your central nervous system and your whole being into a state of free play.

A smile is the universal welcome.

Patriotism is one of the unalterable facts of man's nature. It is a virtue if you like it, and a vice if you don't like it.

Living well is the best revenge.If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.

There is truth in the high opinion that in so far as a man conforms, he ceases to exist.

If one were loyal to one's nation only because it was good and true ... one would not be loyal to any nation but to truth and goodness. The idea of patriotism would have no place either in our dictionaries or our lives.