“The difference between weakness and wickedness is much less than people suppose and the consequences are nearly always the same.”

“Friends are the thermometer by which we may judge the temperature of our fortunes.”

“There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.”

“Virtue like a dowerless beauty has more admirers than followers.”

“Happiness consists not in having much but in being content with little.”

“Happiness is a rare plant that seldom takes root on earth-few ever enjoyed it except for a brief period the search after it is rarely rewarded by the discovery but there is an admirable substitu...”

“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”

“But one of the worst results of being a slave and being forced to do things is that when there is no one to force you any more you find you have almost lost the power of forcing yourself.”

“The road to success is always under construction”