Half the trouble in life is caused by pretending there isn't any.

Half the trouble in life is caused by pretending there isn't any.

Edith Wharton

Life is the saddest thing there is, next to death.

Life is the saddest thing there is, next to death.

An education is like a crumbling building that needs constant upkeep with repairs and additions.

An education is like a crumbling building that needs constant upkeep with repairs and additions.

The real loneliness is living among all these kind people who only ask one to pretend!

The real loneliness is living among all these kind people who only ask one to pretend!

Nothing is more perplexing to a man than the mental process of a woman who reasons her emotions.

Nothing is more perplexing to a man than the mental process of a woman who reasons her emotions.

Life's just a perpetual piecing together of broken bits.

Life's just a perpetual piecing together of broken bits.

If only we'd stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time.

If only we'd stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time.

Some things are best mended by a break.

Some things are best mended by a break.

Happiness is a work of art. Handle with care.

Happiness is a work of art. Handle with care.

Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.

Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.

The visible world is a daily miracle, for those who have eyes and ears.

The visible world is a daily miracle, for those who have eyes and ears.

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.

Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.

Our friends show us what we can do; our enemies teach us what we must do.

Our friends show us what we can do; our enemies teach us what we must do.

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

When a wife has a good husband, it is easily seen on her face.

When a wife has a good husband, it is easily seen on her face.

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

If nature is your teacher, your soul will awaken.

If nature is your teacher, your soul will awaken.