Marriage is a fine and sacred thing if you make it so.

The happiest people in this world are those who have the most interesting thoughts.

A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, and it steadily becomes finer as the horizon expands.

My religious faith remains in possession of the field only after prolonged civil war with my naturally skeptical mind.

Whenever it is in any way possible, every boy and girl should choose as his life work some occupation which he should like to do anyhow, even if he did not need the money.

To a man the greatest blessing is individual liberty; to a dog it is the last word in despair.

Herein lies the real value of education. Advanced education may or may not make men and women more efficient; but it enriches personality, increases the wealth of the mind, and hence brings happiness.