If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.

Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?