“All cruelty springs from weakness.”

It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.

It is not goodness to be better than the worst.

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.

It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.

To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.

Regard a friend as loyal, and you will make him loyal.

You are your choices.

Associate with people who are likely to improve you. Welcome those whom you are capable of improving. The process is a mutual one. People learn as they teach.

The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.

Don’t stumble over something behind you.

He who spares the wicked injures the good.

Men can be divided into 2 groups: one that goes ahead and achieves something, and one that comes after and criticizes.

Out of need springs desire, and out of desire springs the energy and the will to win.

Spring blooms, even in places where life once ended.

Fresh spring! / The world is only Nine days old – / These fields and mountains!

Spring rain conveyed under the trees in drops.

Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.

The Elements of Prayer|Its ground: God, by whose goodness it springeth in us. |Its use: to turn our will to His will. |Its end: to be made one with Him and like to Him in all things.

The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.

Spring blooms, even in places where life once ended.