"Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by..." - Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

“If only every man would make proper use of his strength and do his utmost, he need never regret his limited ability.”

“The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.”

“It is not only arrogant, but it is profligate, for a man to disregard the world's opinion of himself.”

“If books are not good company, where shall I find it?”

“We are advertis'd by our loving friends.”

“If you want to make a friend, let someone do you a favor.”

“The mug from the washstand was used as Becky's tea cup, and the tea was so delicious that it was not necessary to pretend that it was anything but tea.”

“... when he saw her sitting there all alone, so young, and good, and beautiful, and kind to him; and heard her thrilling voice, so natural and sweet, and such a golden link between him and all his life's love and happiness, rising out of the silence; he turned his face away, and hid his tears.”

“Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.”