Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly.
Most of the basic truths of life sound absurd at first hearing.
I believe that every now and then it is important to laugh at ourselves and take a lighter approach to our life conditions.
One of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which any of the company can reasonably wish had been left unsaid.
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.