Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.
Joy is the triumph of life; it is the sign that we are living our true life as spiritual beings.
Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.
God does not always punish a nation by sending it adversity. More often He gives the oppressors their hearts' desire, and sends leanness withal into their soul.
The average man is rich enough when he has a little more than he has got.
The Devil deserves zero tolerance.