We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we are.
There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read.
The most beautiful adventures are not those we go to seek.
The happiest is the person who suffers the least pain; the most miserable who enjoys the least pleasure.
Do something every day that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.
The car slewed to a stop and only then did I notice that it wasn't a cop car, ambulance or fire-engine.
Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become an enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.