The highest happiness on earth is the happiness of marriage.

The principle of happiness should be like the principle of virtue: it should not be dependent of things, but be a part of personality [and character].

Every time you acquire a new interest, even more, a new accomplishment, you increase your power of life.

I do not know how wicked American millionaires are, but as I travel about and see the results of their generosity in the form of hospitals, churches, public libraries, universities, parks, recreation grounds, art museums and theatres I wonder what on earth we should do without them.

The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.

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

The teacher should make a concerted effort never to lose his temper in the presence of the class. If a man, he may take refuge in profane soliloquies. If a woman, she may follow the example of one sweet-faced tranquil girl who went out in the yard and gnawed a post.