“A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road
“Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.
“Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success
“Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.
“Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.