A child should always say what's true, And speak when he is spoken to, And behave mannerly at table: At least as far as he is able.

The world has no room for cowards.

Everyday life is a stimulating mixture of order and haphazardry. The sun rises and sets on schedule but the wind bloweth where it listeth.

To forget oneself is to be happy.

Extreme busyness is a symptom of deficient vitality, and a faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity.

There's never a man looked me between the eyes and seen a good day a'terward.

Wherever we are, it is but a stage on the way to somewhere else, and whatever we do, however well we do it, it is only a preparation to do something else that shall be different.