Amiability is the redeeming quality of fools.

When once estrangement has arisen between those who truly love each other, everything seems to widen the breach.

Surely a pretty woman never looks prettier than when making tea.

Phoebe Marks was a person who never lost her individuality. Silent and self-contained, she seemed to hold herself within herself, and take no colour from the outer world.

My intellect is a little way upon the wrong side of that narrow boundary-line between sanity and insanity.

Our virtues, as well as our vices, are often scourges for our own backs.

The strongest proof of repentance is the endeavor to atone.

Self-assertion may deceive the ignorant for a time; but when the noise dies away, we cut open the drum, and find it was emptiness that made the music.

Guilt soon learns to lie.

How chronic is the unconcern of men and women of the world!

Paris is a mighty schoolmaster, a grand enlightener of the provincial intellect.

She tried to smile sympathetically, but with her face it wasn't quite possible.

Ordinary courage is about putting our vulnerability on the line. In today’s world, that’s pretty extraordinary.

Jesus proclaimed unmistakably that God's law is so perfect and absolute that no one can achieve righteousness. Yet God's grace is so great that we do not have to.

I'm tryin' to build myself bigger than just Ace Hood, I'm tryin' to build myself as a bigger brand - open up clothing lines, colognes.

You and I who still enjoy fairy tales have less reason to wish actual childhood back. We have kept its pleasures and added some grown-up ones as well.

I don't think God's through with me. I really believe he thinks there's still some good things I can do.

We still lack a global definition of terrorism.

I'm sure some people have an absolute grasp of where they are in their careers. I just don't think about it that much.

The real problem in speech is not precise language. The problem is clear language.

The public square is more public than ever, but minds are rarely changed in 140 character bursts and by selfies.