It is the fancy of every mortal that being cradled in the arms of mortality is a safe place for the time being.

Perhaps God gives us a physical body so that every time we change our mind, we won’t be someone else.

Never ask, "What reason do I have to be happy?" Instead ask, "To what purpose can I attach my happiness?

If you ruled out partial successes, there would be no progress at all.

The ultimate folly is to think that something crucial to your welfare is being taken care of for you.

If you can wear the hard times of your life as furrows on your brow, you can wear the good times as a twinkle in your eye.

A child seldom needs a good talking to as a good listening to.