It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with.

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why.

Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest.

Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except the best.

It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with

There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love this life and live it as bravely and faithfully and cheerfully as we can.