It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
We forge the chains we wear in life.
Nothing ever happened to me that I was not able to turn into a story.
The vagabond is the greatest storyteller of all.
There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.
A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.
The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
In the little things, the heart finds its greatest joys.
Life is made up of a series of small miracles.
A mind of a genius is always full of possibilities.
It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.
Character is how you treat those who can do nothing for you.
The hope of a ‘better day’ is a perpetual light.
Business is a combination of war and sport.
It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done.
There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.
A day wasted on others is not wasted on oneself.
Music is the universal language of mankind.
A person’s mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.
Every traveler has a home of his own, and he learns to appreciate it the more from his wandering.
Life is but a series of alternating currents.
You cant blame a writer for writing what he knows.
Wealth is not a matter of having, but of being.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
There is a wisdom in the way of the world that we cannot often see.
Each human life is made up of a portion of heaven and earth.
What we think, we become.
The law of the lawless is the only law that endures.
A warm heart often goes cold.
To be happy, you must not think of happiness.
A smile is the universal welcome.
The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find what interests you and that you can do well.
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.
The past is a lesson; the future is a prize.
Dreams are the touchstones of our character.
Something that is loved is never lost.
Every child is an artist; the problem is staying an artist when you grow up.
A true friend is the best mirror.
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
Life is a complex tapestry, woven with the threads of destiny.
Your life is a story; write it well.
Kindness is the music of the world.