“To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine.”

“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.”

“Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.”

“What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away.”

“Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.”

“The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.”

“A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.”

“Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.”

“Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.”

“Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.”

“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.”

“The dog is the god of frolic.”

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

“The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.”

“It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.”

“The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!”

“It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the revolution that destroys machinery it's the friction.”