"Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere."
"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures."
"The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things."
"Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown."
"A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road."
"It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage."