Believe me, the man who earns his bread by the sweat of his brow, eats oftener a sweeter morsel, however coarse, than he who procures it by the labor of his brains.

Great minds have purposes others have wishes.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.

Distance unites missing beats of two hearts in love

Don’t condemn me to the prison of your bullshit.

I'm not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really wasn't talked about at all.

I think I am naturally attracted to things that are a little bit out of this world.

Altruism is selfishness out with a pair of field glasses and imagination.

Luck is tenacity of purpose.

From Architecture down to the Zodiac, every science worthy of the name was imported by the Greeks

All governments should be pressured to correct their abuses of human rights.

You, sir, are a ray of sunshine. -Percy Jackson

Good masters teach good doctrine, but that taught by evil masters is wholly evil.