Learn to be pleased with everything...because it could always be worse, but isn't!
The most glorious exploits do not always furnish us with the clearest discoveries of virtue or vice in men.
Time is the wisest of all counselors.
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
A fool cannot hold his tongue.
Books delight to the very marrow of one's bones. They speak to us, consult with us, and join with us in a living and intense intimacy.