An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
I am always at a loss to know how much to believe of my own stories.
Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way throughout a thousand obstacles.
Great minds have purposes, little minds have wishes.
There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others, however humble.
Life is 10 what you make it, and 90 how you take it.
The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in this business. You've got to keep on working that talent. Someday I'll reach for it and it won't be there.
To each other, we were as normal and nice as the smell of bread. We were just a family. In a family even exaggerations make perfect sense.