Real happiness is not dependent on external things.

Being educated means to prefer the best not only to the worst but to the second best.

You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York.

Two persons who love each other are in a place more holy than the interior of a church.

Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays, good company, good conversation - what are they? They are the happiest people in the world.

A bibliophile of little means is likely to suffer often. Books don't slip from his hands but fly past him through the air, high as birds, high as prices.

Real happiness is not dependent on external things. The pond is fed from within. The kind of happiness that stays with you is the happiness that springs from inward thoughts and emotions. You must cultivate your mind if you wish to achieve enduring happiness.