"We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship."

"When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place."

"How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world."

"The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude."

"Kindness is the easiest gift to give."

"Stop giving people access to your life when they refuse to handle you with care."