Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.

It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.

There are many victories worse than a defeat.

A good horse makes short miles.

Veracity is a plant of paradise, and the seeds have never flourished beyond the walls.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving!

In travelling I shape myself betimes to idleness And take fools' pleasure

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.

Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

It is as useless to fight against the interpretations of ignorance as to whip the fog.

No man can be wise on an empty stomach.

It is never too late to become the person you always thought you could be.

After all, the true seeing is within.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

Souls live on in perpetual echoes.

What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?

But the God I don't believe in is a good God, a just God, a merciful God. He's not the mean and stupid God you make him out to be.

Destiny is a good thing to accept when it's going your way. When it isn't, don't call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck.