Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.

Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.

One of the sweet things about pain and sorrow is that they show us how well we are loved, how much kindness there is in the world, and how easily we can make others happy in the same way when they need help and sympathy.

We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.

Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.

The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.

"Stay" is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.

A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.

What do girls do who haven't any mothers to help them through their troubles?

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.

It takes two flints to make a fire.

Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.

It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.

Work is and always has been my salvation and I thank the Lord for it.

Be worthy love, and love will come.

There is always light behind the clouds.

Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.

She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners.

Chỉ trừ thứ dành cho tất cả mọi người; Tôi không cố gắng chinh phục thế giới nào Chỉ trừ thế giới bên trong nội tâm.

I ask not for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within.

Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.

Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling.

Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.

I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say No when they mean Yes, and drive a man out of his wits for the fun of it.

Our actions are in our own hands, but the consequences of them are not. Remember that, my dear, and think twice before you do anything.

Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.

Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know.

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.

A real gentleman is as polite to a little girl as to a woman.

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them and try to follow them.