The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.

One ship drives east and other drives west by the same winds that blow. It's the set of the sails and not the gales that determines the way they go.

For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a Macaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros.

And the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears.

A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.