"Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death"

"The man is happiest who lives from day to day and asks no more, garnering the simple goodness of life"

"Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action"

"There is more to life than increasing its speed"

"There are no gains without pains"

"Great effort from great motives is the best definition of a happy life"

"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts; therefore guard accordingly"

"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice"

"We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own"

"There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action"