"There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor." ― Thomas W. Higginson Topic(s): Good Tags: against, defense, there More From Thomas W. Higginson "When a thought takes one’s breath away, a grammar lesson seems an impertinence." "Great men are rarely isolated mountain peaks; they are the summits of ranges." "Nothing is so galling to a people not broken in from the birth as a paternal, or in other words a meddling government, a government which tells them what to read and say and eat and drink and wear." More In Good "I feel beautiful when I’m at peace with myself. When I’m serene, when I’m a good person, when I’ve been considerate of others."― Elle Macpherson "Just knowing that through my music I actually inspire people is amazing for me and I find it very heartwarming."― Thia Megia "He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other."― Francis Bacon