It is a great mistake to think that God is chiefly concerned with our being religious.
The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor.
The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.
The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one’s own opinions, and value others that deserve it.
The greatest medicine is a true friend.
Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all.
If your prayer is selfish, the answer will be something that will rebuke your selfishness. You may not recognize it as having come at all, but it is sure to be there.