Conquer, but don't triumph.

None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort.

Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.

Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.

An intelligent woman has millions of born enemies... all the stupid men.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

Calmness is the graceful form of Confidence.

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.

There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.

Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.

Hearing a crow with no mouthCry in the deepDarkness of the night, I feel a longing forMy father before he was born.

When asked to borrow money: "I'll see what my lawyer says. . . . And if he says yes I'll get another lawyer."

People give up control because they don't want to make mistakes.

Why can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember how many times we have told it to the same person.

A beautiful woman is born Queen of men and women both, as Mary Stuart was born Queen of Scots, whether men or women.

Let me give you a word of advice. A loyalty that holds fast will become a blade, and will some day pierce those you hold dear. Open both eyes wide. That is, if you… don’t want to end up like me.

Each misfortune you encounter will carry in it the seed of tomorrow's good luck.

Woman is the most precious gift known to man.

More than anything else, I'd like to be an old man with a good face, like Hitchcock or Picasso.

It's going to be an emotional time for me to see where my great grandfather ministered. It's going to be great to see the fruit of his labor.