I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection. – Thomas Paine
Believe that your life is worth living, your belief will help create the fact. – William James
The tree doth not withdraw its shade, even from the woodcutter. – Unknown
Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please. – Mark Twain
Truth is stranger than fiction. – Lord Byron
To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not be false with any man. – William Shakespeare
Where ignorance is bliss, ‘tis folly to be wise. – Thomas Gray, English poet
A word to the wise is enough. – Plautus, Roman dramatist
We live, not as we wish to, but as we can. – Menander, Greek dramatist
The wish is father to the thought. – William Shakespeare
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved. – Victor Hugo, French novelist
Know thyself. – Plato
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best. – Oscar Wilde