At bottom, everything depends upon the presence or absence of one single element in the soul - HOPE

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy.

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.

Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian of some affection, of which the object has disappeared.

Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.

You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering.

As we gaze on Christ, the mind is informed, and the heart is inflamed, and the body begins to line up.

We all inherit damage from the past. We spread it like a virus and don't generally think about it.

Remember your name. Do not lose hope ---what you seek will be found.

There were times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails.

Inequality saps the economy by draining the buying power of Americans whose incomes have stagnated, forcing them to rely on debt to fund education, housing, and health care.

Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.

If I got paid, it was no more than five dollars a column, and I still think I was overpaid.

I always give my bird a generous butter massage before I put it in the oven. Why? Because I think the chicken likes it -- and, more important, I like to give it.

Have a colourful plate. I make a spinach salad with things like blueberries, apples and carrots.

Laughter is such a healthy exercise. Somebody is laughing - that's perfectly good exercise, join him. Somebody is being playful - if you have time, join him.