This Mouse must give up one of his Mouse ways of seeing things in order that he may grow.
Out of the strain of the Doing, Into the peace of the Done.
People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.
It has been very truly said that the mob has many heads, but no brains.
Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.
The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea.
He who endures penance and hardships for another delights in that person's company.
Everyone lives by selling something.
It is the beginning of the end.
I am on the side of the unregenerate who affirm the worth of life as an end in itself, as against the saints who deny it.
In the end it may well be that Britain will be more honoured by the historians for the way she disposed of an empire than for the way in which she acquired it.
Hope is one of the principal springs that keep mankind in motion.
The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all of the time.
Pessimist - one who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position.
A successful individual typically sets his next goal somewhat but not too much above his last achievement. In this way he steadily raises his level of aspiration.
A good life fears not life, nor death.
Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together.
Do not sit long with a sad friend. When you go to a garden do you look at the weeds? Spend more time with the roses and jasmines.