Hope is the belief, more or less strong, that joy will come.

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

When you rise in the morning, form a resolution to make the day a happy one for a fellow creature.

If I were to begin life again, I would devote it to music. It is the only cheap and unpunished rapture upon earth.

Errors, to be dangerous, must have a great deal of truth mingled with them. It is only from this alliance that they can ever obtain an extensive circulation.

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

Avoid shame, but do not seek glory; nothing so expensive as glory.