“If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.”

“There is no denying that consideration of others is worthwhile and that our happiness is inextricably bound up with the happiness of others. There is no denying that if society suffers, we ourselves suffer, and the more our hearts and minds are afflicted with ill-will, the more miserable we become. We can reject religion, ideology, received wisdom, but we cannot escape the need for love and compassion.”

“In order to be happy we must first possess inner contentment; and inner contentment doesn't come from having all we want; but rather from wanting and appreciating being grateful for all we have.”

“A sense of contentment is crucial to being happy. Physical health, material wealth and friends contribute to this, but contentment governs our relations with them all.”

“Other human beings have a right to peace and happiness that is equal to our own; therefore we have a responsibility to help those in need.”

“The most destitute person in the world is the one without a smile.”

“A smile is your greatest social asset.”

“He smiled the most exquisite smile, veiled by memory, tinged by dreams.”

“You kiss by th' book.”

“I can express no kinder sign of love, than this kind kiss.”

“Affection faints not like a pale-faced coward, But then woos best when most his choice is froward.”

“Two lovely berries moulded on one stem;So, with two seeming bodies, but one heart.”

“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.”

“For thou hast given me in this beauteous face A world of earthly blessings to my soul, If sympathy of love unite our thoughts.”

“Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.”

“In nature there's no blemish but the mind. None can be called deformed but the unkind.”

“A woman would run through fire and water for such a kind heart.”