It all depends on the way you look at it. The point of view is everything in this world.

One uncongenial guest can ruin a dinner more easily than a poor salad, and that is saying a great deal.

Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom.

At twenty, men love woman; at thirty, a woman; and at forty, women.

I had thought, in my blindness, that the great things were the easiest to do, but now I see that drudgery is an inseparable part of everything worth while, and the more worth while it is, the more drudgery is involved.

Youth asks no greater privilege than to fight its own battles. It is mistaken kindness to shield - it weakens one in the years to come.

May our house always be too small to hold all of our friends.