A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes.
“I have tried to maintain civil relationships with everyone I meet - and, even if I violently disagree with them, try to be respectful.”
“You see, I'd not a very good place here; the fellows looked on me as a sort of special object of ridicule, on account of the hat and cane, walk, and so on, though I thought I'd got over that by this time.”