It's asking a great deal that things should appeal to your reason as well as your sense of the aesthetic. - William Somerset Maugham

Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother.

Remember that it is nothing to do your duty, that is demanded of you and is no more meritorious than to wash your hands when they are dirty; the only thing that counts is the love of duty; when love and duty are one, then grace is in you and you will enjoy a happiness which passes all understanding.

...peace of mind: Thou shalt have it only, the answer seemed to come to me, when thou has ceased to desire it.