Never, if possible, lie down at night without being able to say: I have made one human being at least a little wiser, or a little happier, or at least a little better this day.
And what was the song which she sang? Ah, my little man, I am too old to sing that song, and you too young to understand it.
A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults.
Feelings are like chemicals, the more you analyze them the worse they smell.
All we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
Life is too short for mean anxieties.
There are two freedoms – the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where he is free to do what he ought.
I do not want merely to possess a faith, I want a faith that possesses me.
Cheerfulness is full of significance: it suggests good health, a clear conscience, and a soul at peace with all human nature.
Do noble things, not dream them all day long.