The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on fallacy. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts, and we grow happier as we grow older.

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

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.

There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit that they enjoy life.

PAINT THE WALLS OF your mind With many beautiful pictures.

Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down.

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