“Discipline your mind to think positively; to see the good in every situation and look on the best side of every event.”

“Great goals make great people. People cannot hit what they do not aim for.”

“Be positive. Be true. Be kind.”

“Learning to distance yourself from all the negativity is one of the greatest lessons to achieve inner peace.”

“If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.”

“The way to learn German, is, to read the same dozen pages over and over a hundred times, till you know every word and particle in them, and can pronounce and repeat them by heart.”

“A dilettantism in nature is barren and unworthy. A fop of fields is no better than his brother on Broadway.”

“Art is a jealous mistress; and if a man have a genius for painting, poetry, music, architecture or philosophy, he makes a bad husband and an ill provider.”