Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing.
From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.
Beware the pull on your heartstrings -- it's often the pursestrings that are actually being reached for.
Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.
My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not.
The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.