"Our most intimate friend is not he to whom we show the worst, but the best of our nature."

"A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go off better than a fresh one that you've scowled upon."

"It contributes greatly towards a man's moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits of companionship with individuals unlike himself, who care little for his pursuits, and whose sphere and abilities he must go out of himself to appreciate."

"The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing second, the gratification of one's family and friends and lastly, the solid cash."

"Let thy Child's first Lesson be Obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt."

"A family with the wrong members in control that, perhaps, is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase."

"Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof."

"My humanitarian work evolved from being with my family. My mom, my dad, they really set a great example for giving back. My mom was a nurse, my dad was a school teacher. But my mom did a lot of things for geriatrics and elderly people. She would do home visits for free."