How true it is that, if we are cheerful and contented, all nature smiles, the air seems more balmy, the sky clearer, the earth has a brighter green... the flowers are more fragrant... and the sun, moon, and stars all appear more beautiful, and seem to rejoice with us.

The greatest advantage of books does not always come from what we remember of them, but from their suggestiveness, their character-building power.

Every one who has labored honestly in the past has aided to place knowledge and comfort within the reach of a constantly increasing number.

Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If he had never met defeat he would never have known any great victory.

The first part of success is 'Get-to-it-iveness'; the second part of success is 'Stick-to-it-iveness'.

You will never succeed while smarting under the drudgery of your occupation, if you are constantly haunted with the idea that you could succeed better in something else.

It is like the seed put in the soil - the more one sows, the greater the harvest.