Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.

I contracted a disease which I have never shaken off. The disease was idealism. Because of it, I did the thing in life I wanted to do - Writing.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

And though behind you lies a road of dust and heat and discouragement, and before you the challenge and uncertainty of untried paths, in this brief hour you are master of all highways, and the universe nestles in your soul.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe.