A man in love prefers his passion to every other consideration, and is fonder of his mistress than he is of virtue. Should she prove vicious, she makes vice lovely in his eyes.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

The greatest KNOWLEDGE is the knowledge of GOD.

People love to read about sins and errors, but not their own.

I daresay something will happen, between now and ’91, to make your fortunes look up.

They were so strong in their beliefs that there came a time when it hardly mattered what exactly those beliefs were they all fused into a single stubbornness.

The silver trump of freedom roused in my soul eternal wakefulness.

Sometimes you only get to win one championship.

White people whom I have met, who have accepted Islam, they don't regard themselves as white but as human beings.

Fortunate is the person who has learned that the most certain way to 'get' is to first 'give' through some sort of useful service.

By all means tell the world how good you are - but do it with actions, not words.

As the cause is, so the effect will be Cause is never different from effect, the effect is but the cause reproduced in another form.