“I would always rather be happy than dignified.”

I am no bird; and no net ensnares me.

There is no happiness like that of being loved by your fellow-creatures, and feeling that your presence is an addition to their comfort.

I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.

Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs.

And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.

All the happiness in this world arises from wishing others to be happy; all the suffering arises from wishing oneself to be happy.