My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.
The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.
A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us.
Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it.
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.