Though ambition in itself is a vice, it often is also the parent of virtue.

Theories are always very thin and insubstantial, experience only is tangible.

Preaching is to much avail, but practice is far more effective. A godly life is the strongest argument you can offer the skeptic.

Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.

Sorrow happens, hardship happens, the hell with it, who never knew the price of happiness, will not be happy.

She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they should gaze on vanity, and chose the bitter truth.

I've realized through the years that I just find happiness in other things, whether it's my dogs or my friends or, like, looking at the sunset. So if I were to wish for something else, it would just to be happy all the time, to have a superpower of not letting things affect me, and to be true to who I am, always.

Childhood is Last Chance Gulch for happiness. After that, you know too much.