The poet's habit of living should be set on a key so low that the common influences should delight him

We are always getting ready to live, but never living

To laugh often and much;
to win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children,
to leave the world a better place,
to know even one life has breathed easier
because you have lived,
this is to have succeeded.

We find a delight in the beauty and happiness of children, that makes the heart too big for the body

There is something servile in the habit of seeking after a law which we must obey.

If you can do a thing once, you can do it twice. If you can do it twice, you can make a habit out of it