And for a breath of ecstasy / Give all you have been, or could be.

There is a quiet at the heart of love, And I have pierced the pain and come to peace.

I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.

Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree If mankind perished utterly; And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn, Would scarcely know that we were gone.

Take love when love is given.

No one worth possessing can be quite possessed.

My soul is a broken field, plowed by pain.

It is strange how often a heart must be broken Before the years can make it wise.

I found more joy in sorrow than you could find in joy.

The leaves fall patiently Nothing remembers or grieves The river takes to the sea The yellow drift of leaves.

Wisdom is not acquired save as the result of investigation.

England is surrounded by enemies - by real enemies who hate her. Why? Because she tries to be honest; and she tries to be free.

is it like this every night, while we're asleep?

I believe in gender equality and I love that I can represent strong modern-day women.

The world is run by monsters and you have to deal with them. Some of them run countries, some of them run banks, some of them run news corporations.

A street that you have never visited is a book that you have never read! You never know what you are missing!

My ma says a rock lasts forever, but people don’t, and that’s what makes them more precious.

Oh, that was a good time, when I was unhappy. [Fr., Oh c'etait le bon temps, j'etais bien malheureuse.]

Heaven would be hell to me without Christ.

The present generation has the same right of self-government which the past one has exercised for itself.

He lives in fame that died in virtue's cause.