In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up... - Henry Ward Beecher

"There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child."

"‎Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else."

"Hold yourself to a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself."

"Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending for one."

"Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown."