“ As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life. ”

“ You smiled and talked to me of nothing and I felt that for this I had been waiting long. ”

“ I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy. ”

“ In the world of business, the people who are most successful are those who are doing what they love. ”

“ Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been. ”

“ Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile. ”

“ Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. ”

“ I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve. ”

“ But for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short. ”

“ I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library. ”

“ Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others. ”

“ My tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied with the best. ”