Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely; in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest.
This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self.
A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
He had but one eye, and the popular prejudice runs in favor of two.