Never build your emotional life on the weaknesses of others.
LIFE, NEVER BUILD YOUR EMOTIONS
The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.
courage of life, triumph, tragedy
The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it.
LIFE, HAPPINESS OF LIFE DEPENDS LESS ON WHAT BEFALLS YOU
The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life.
LIFE, MORE FOR THE BETTERMENT LIFE
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
LIFE, FRIENDSHIP IS THE SHADOW OF THE EVENING
