"Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead."

"Of all the 'attitudes' we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing."

"Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool."

"Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road."

"Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace."

"Perfect is the enemy of good."