“He who seeks wisdom is a wise man; he who thinks he has found it is mad.”

True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing.

Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

All cruelty springs from weakness.

Life is long, if you know how to use it.

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.

The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.

The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.

Life is like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.

Often a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age.

When you die, it will not be because you are sick, but because you were alive.

The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.

Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.

A lesson that is never learned can never be too often taught.

Laugh at your problems; everybody else does.

Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.

Mothers are all slightly insane.

Does it seem that everything is extravagance in the world, or rather madness, when you watch the way things go? A crowd of rogues enjoy blessings they have won by sheer injustice, while more honest folks are miserable and die of hunger.

I’m very emotional. I think I may go mad in several years’ time.

Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.

But it wasn’t just that he was the most intelligent member in the family. He was also the nicest, in lots of ways. He never got mad at anybody. People with red hair are supposed to get mad very easily, but Allie never did, and he had very red hair.

Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.

Fuck it I’m mad.

The only ones who make things change are fanatics. If you’re not a fanatic around here, you can’t cut it.