We must be careful what we read, and not, like the sailors of Ulysses, take bags of wind for sacks of treasure.
Be cautious, but not too cautious; do not be too much afraid of making a mistake; a man who never makes a mistake will make nothing.
Great battles are really won before they are actually fought. To control our passions we must govern our habits, and keep watch over ourselves in the small details of everyday life.
Everyone must have felt that a cheerful friend is like a sunny day, which sheds its brightness on all around; and most of us can, as we choose, make of this world either a palace or a prison.
There are temptations which strong exercise best enables us to resist.
A Cheerful friend is like a sunny day, which sheds its brightness on all around.
The idle man does not know what it is to enjoy rest, for he has not earned it.
A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows, how much he has still to learn.
Cultivate all your faculties; you must either use them or lose them.
In this world we do not see things as they are. We see them as we are, because what we see depends mainly on what we are looking for.
When important decisions have to be taken, the natural anxiety to come to a right decision will often keep you awake. Nothing, however, is more conducive to healthful sleep than plenty of open air.
It would be a great thing if people could be brought to realize that they can never add to the sum of their happiness by doing wrong.
It always seems to be raining harder than it really is when you look at the weather through the window.
Life is a great gift, and as we reach years of discretion, most of us naturally ask ourselves what should be the main object of our existence.
The world would be better and brighter if people were taught the duty of being happy as well as the happiness of doing their duty.
Our own happiness ought not to be our main objective in life.
To be happy ourselves is a most effectual contribution to the happiness of others.
Here are the three great questions which in life we have over and over again to answer: Is it right or wrong? Is it true or false? Is it beautiful or ugly? Our education ought to help us to answer these questions.
Many of the greatest men have owed their success to industry rather than to cleverness.
Those who have not distinguished themselves at school need not on that account be discouraged. the greatest minds do not necessarily ripen the quickest.
Happiness is a condition of mind not a result of circumstances.