"There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others, however humble."
"Happiness is reflective, like the light of heaven."
"A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles."
"A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use."
"Great minds have purposes, others have wishes."
"Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them."
"A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use."