Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people.
I kept always two books in my pocket, one to read, one to write in.
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.
So long as we love we serve; so long as we are loved by others, I would almost say that we are indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend.