In all things it is better to hope than to despair.

Is not life a hundred times too short for us to bore ourselves?

In quietness the soul expands.

I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.

The greatest reward of righteousness is peace of mind.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

Love is really... a recognition of another person’s integrity and truth.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.

There will always be someone who can't see your worth. Don't let it be you.

I restore myself when I'm alone. A career is born in public — talent in privacy.