“Friendships, in general, are suddenly contracted; and therefore it is no wonder they are easily dissolved
“And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles in your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy.
“Men long for an afterlife in which there apparently is nothing to do but delight in heaven's wonders
“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder