Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed.

Madam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life; let us swear eternal friendship.

we know nothing of tomorrow, our business is to be good and happy today

Resolve to make at least one person happy every day, and then in ten years you may have made three thousand, six hundred and fifty persons happy, or brightened a small town by your contribution to the fund of general enjoyment.

Never give way to melancholy; resist it steadily, for the habit will encroach.

A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort; and who, if they could only have been induced to begin, would in all probability have gone great lengths in the career of fame.