“To do great work one must be very idle as well as very industrious.”

“Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.”

“All animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.”

“In matrimony, to hesitate is sometimes to be saved.”

“Truth might be heroic, but it was not within the range of practical domestic politics.”

“Prayers are to men as dolls are to children.”

“Patience is one of the keys to success but I came to understand that you have to be patient while working not while waiting. After sowing, you still have to water your seed while waiting for the fr...”

“Sometimes the purpose of the rose is simply to draw attention to the rose.”

“The immediate result of your infinite patience is peace”

“If youre not afraid of working hard, self-reliance comes easy!”

“there is only one way under high heaven to get the best of an argument - and that is to avoid it .”

“If you argue and rankle and contradict, you may achieve a victory sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get your opponent's good will.”