It is great happiness to be praised of them who are most praiseworthy.

It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened.

The ingredients of health and long life, are great temperance, open air, easy labor, and little care.

Without relationships, no matter how much wealth, fame, power, prestige and seeming success by the standards and opinions of the world one has, happiness will constantly eluded him.

Most of the great books on prayer are written by 'experts' - monks, missionaries, mystics, saints. I've read scores of them, and mainly they make me feel guilty.

Students rarely disappoint teachers who assure them in advance that they are doomed to failure.