Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.

Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim at something high or good. A purpose is the eternal condition of success.

Pride, avarice, and envy are in every home.

Ninety-nine per cent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion.

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.

The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware of your freedom to choose.

When God loves a creature he wants the creature to know the highest happiness and the deepest misery He wants him to know all that being alive can bring. That is his best gift. There is no happiness save in understanding the whole.