What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny.

The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire.

Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.

After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.

Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond fields of the mind.