You take away all the other luxuries in life and if you can make someone smile and laugh you have given the most special gift: happiness.

Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture what motherhood means to me particularly given my medical history.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind and has given up worrying once and for all.

Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.

Every gift which is given even though is be small is in reality great if it is given with affection.

The creations of a great writer are little more than the moods and passions of his own heart given surnames and Christian names and sent to walk the earth.

He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune for they are impediments to great enterprises either of virtue or mischief.

Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.

No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.

Life is made up not of great sacrifices or duties but of little things in which smiles and kindness and small obligations given habitually are what preserve the heart and secure comfort.