A friend is what the heart needs all the time.

There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.

What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us.

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.

A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for.

Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.

Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest.

Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence.

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.

Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.