A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.
Our notions with respect to the importance of life, and our attachment to it, depend on a principle which has very little to do with its happiness or its misery. The love of life is, in general, the effect not of our enjoyments, but of our passions.
Silence is one great art of conversation.
Learning is its own exceeding great reward.
Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own.
I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.