"Behind the cloud the sun is still..." - Quote by Abraham Lincoln

“A long visit to a friend is often a great bore. Never make people twice glad.”

“I do not think I could myself, be brought to support a man for office, whom I knew to be an open enemy of, and scoffer at, religion.”

“My wife is as handsome as when she was a girl, and I...fell in love with her; and what is more, I have never fallen out.”

“This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change.”

“All the spring may be hidden in the single bud, and the low ground nest of the lark may hold the joy that is to herald the feet of many rose-red dawns.”

“Ten thousand men possess ten thousand hopes.”

“Because I have confidence in the power of truth and in the spirit, I believe in the future of mankind. Affirmation of the world and of life contains within itself an optimistic willing and hoping which can never be lost. It is, therefore, never afraid to face the dismal reality and to see it as it really is.”

“It is important to have determination and optimism and patience. If you lack patience, even when you face some small obstacle, you lose courage. There is a Tibetan saying, "Even if you have failed at something nine times, you have still given it effort nine times." I think that's important. Use your brain to analyze the situation. Do not rush through it, but think. Once you decide what to do about that obstacle, then there's a possibility that you will achieve your goal.”

“Pessimist: The optimist who didn't arrive.”