Sorrow is properly that state of the mind in which our desires are fixed upon the past without looking forward to the future.

The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend. read more

• Thought Health People Really Foundation Upon Which Their Happiness Powers State Depend

Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits. read more

• Business Our Business Life Succeed Continue Fail Good Spirits

Railroad iron is a magician"s rod, in its power to evoke the sleeping energies of land and water. read more

• Thought Railroad Iron Magician Rod Its Power Evoke Sleeping Energies Land Water

Leave off asking what tomorrow will bring, and whatever days fortune will give, count them as profit. read more

• Thought Leave Off Asking What Tomorrow Bring Whatever Days Fortune Give Count Them Profit

Old age may have its limitations and challenges, but in spite of them, our latter years can be some of the most rewarding and fulfilling of our lives. read more

• Thought Old Age Its Limitations Challenges Spite Them Our Latter Years Some Most Rewarding Fulfilling Lives

There are charms made only for distance admiration. read more

• Thought Charms Made for Distance Admiration

We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting. read more

• Thought Love Expect Expectation Either Disappointed Gratified Want Again Expecting

Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves, but persuades us that they escape the notice of others. read more

• Thought Self Love Often Rather Arrogant Blind Does Hide Our Faults from Ourselves Persuades Us They Escape Notice Others

Don"t tell me of deception; a lie is a lie, whether it be a lie to the eye or a lie to the ear. read more

• Thought Tell Deception Lie Whether Eye Ear

The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year. read more

• Thought Habit Looking Bright Side Every Event Worth More Thousand Pounds Year