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"There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us." |
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"Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience." |
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"In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their own creed and yours; whilst the charm of the study is in finding the agreements and identities in all the religions of humanity." |
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"I have heard with admiring submission the experience of the lady who declared that the sense of being well-dressed gives a feeling of inward tranquillity which religion is powerless to bestow." |
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"To the poet, to the philosopher, to the saint, all things are friendly and sacred, all events profitable, all days holy, all men divine." |
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"My country is the world, and my religion is to do good." |
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"There are always those who think they know what is your responsibility better than you do." |
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"Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success." |
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"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a
garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success." |
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"Life is eating us up. We shall be fables presently. Keep cool: it will be all one a hundred years hence." |
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