"True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper."
"Love is not altogether a delirium, yet it has many points in common therewith."
"Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic genius."
"What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books."
"He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything."
"A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge."