"Angry people are not always wise."

"Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure."

"Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way."

"Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience—or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope."

"There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature."

"The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."

"Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us."

"An intelligent mind is one which is constantly learning, never concluding."

"Only the self-sufficient stand alone–most people follow the crowd and imitate."

"The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be."

"To waste time is to expend it thoughtlessly or carelessly."

"For it is easy to criticize and break down the spirit of others, but to know yourself takes a lifetime."

"Choose the positive. You are master of your attitude."

"Reality is apparent when one ceases to compare."

"A fat belly cannot believe that such a thing as hunger exists."