Death cancels everything but truth; and strips a man of everything but genius and virtue. It is a sort of natural canonization.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

To require perfection is to invite paralysis.

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

Never give up and never give in. The truth always finds a way to be told.

Never underestimate the meanness in people's souls... Even when they're being kind... especially when they're being kind.

What would Integrity have me do?

If one is strong, one loves the more strongly.

Cara is not my real name, and I'm not going to tell you what it is. Only because I do live in New York and enough people already know who my parents are.

Don't speak to fools, they scorn the wisdom of your words.

I want the recording process to be a time in my life that I will remember.

If there are atheists, who is to be blamed if not the mercenary tyrants of souls who, in revolting us against their swindles, compel some feeble spirits to deny the God whom these monsters dishonour?